What happened
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(-23) On September 17, 2006, on about 11:05 a Piper PA23-250, N428RM, 27-7654162, registered to flx LLC operating as a 14 CFR part 91 private flight, made an emergency/gear up landing on runway 13 at fort Lauderdale executive airport (fxe). Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot was an air transport pilot rated and reported no injuries. The flight originated from boca raton (bct). The pilot stated that after take off he noticed an unsafe landing gear indication he tried to recycle the landing gear then tried to use the hand pump then pulled the blow down cable and the landing gear failed to extend, all 3 gear indicated unsafe. The pilot made a gear up landing and the aircraft came to rest on runway 13 at (fxe). The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2006, ON ABOUT 11:05 A PIPER PA23-250, N428RM, 27-7654162, REGISTERED TO FLX LLC OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PRIVATE FLIGHT, MADE AN EMERGENCY/GEAR UP LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 AT FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (FXE). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT WAS AN AIR TRANSPORT PILOT RATED AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM BOCA RATON (BCT). THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKE OFF HE NOTICED AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION HE TRIED TO RECYCLE THE LANDING GEAR THEN TRIED TO USE THE HAND PUMP THEN PULLED THE BLOW DOWN CABLE AND THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND, ALL 3 GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE. THE PILOT MADE A GEAR UP LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 13 AT (FXE). THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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