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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Lanai City, HI · August 4, 2006

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Date
August 4, 2006 · 14:40 local
Place
Lanai City, HI
Airport
Lanai Airport
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HGZA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N227AK
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total16 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N227AKRegistered now · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-8152198 · Built 1981Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The incident occurred during a flight check under part 135. The PIC was under simulated IMC and executing an ILS to the lny airport with a simulated engine failure. The landing gear handle was moved down near glide slope intercept by the PIC as company procedures require. The PIC did not ask for a before landing checklist until prompted by the SIC. The SIC ran the checklist which requires a challenge to the PIC regarding gear position, lights, and an observation of the nose gear in a mirror on the nacelle. Neither the PIC, the SIC, nor the FAA inspector occupying the forward passenger seat can remember that the challenge was accomplished. The gear handle had not been moved down sufficiently to engage the down solenoid and the gear was not extended. This fact was not noticed by any crewmember or the FAA inspector. The aircraft landed gear up at the termination of the ILS approach. The PIC closed the throttles and allowed the aircraft to settle on the runway after the props struck the runway. The aircraft stopped straight ahead on the runway. Aircraft damage was minimal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A FLIGHT CHECK UNDER PART 135. THE PIC WAS UNDER SIMULATED IMC AND EXECUTING AN ILS TO THE LNY AIRPORT WITH A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED DOWN NEAR GLIDE SLOPE INTERCEPT BY THE PIC AS COMPANY PROCEDURES REQUIRE. THE PIC DID NOT ASK FOR A BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST UNTIL PROMPTED BY THE SIC. THE SIC RAN THE CHECKLIST WHICH REQUIRES A CHALLENGE TO THE PIC REGARDING GEAR POSITION, LIGHTS, AND AN OBSERVATION OF THE NOSE GEAR IN A MIRROR ON THE NACELLE. NEITHER THE PIC, THE SIC, NOR THE FAA INSPECTOR OCCUPYING THE FORWARD PASSENGER SEAT CAN REMEMBER THAT THE CHALLENGE WAS ACCOMPLISHED. THE GEAR HANDLE HAD NOT BEEN MOVED DOWN SUFFICIENTLY TO ENGAGE THE DOWN SOLENOID AND THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THIS FACT WAS NOT NOTICED BY ANY CREWMEMBER OR THE FAA INSPECTOR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AT THE TERMINATION OF THE ILS APPROACH. THE PIC CLOSED THE THROTTLES AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE ON THE RUNWAY AFTER THE PROPS STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL.