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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm G-159 · Point Mugu, CA · July 30, 2007

Date: July 30, 2007 · 12:22 local
Place: Point Mugu, CA
Airport: Point Mugu Nas (Naval Base Ven
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: ESPA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N198PA
Reported as: Gulstm G159
People aboard: 12
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,779 total8,985 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N198PARegistration cancelled Nov 30, 2016 · Grumman G-159S/N 27 · Built 1959 Airframe modelGrumman G-159 Engine modelRolls-Royce DART-529 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) N198PA was on approach to landing at kntd, crew observed that the l/h landing gear down light had not illuminated. Pilots initiated a go around and attempted to get three greens by activating the emergency blow down bottle, and finally pulled the aircraft up steeply in an attempt to free the l/h gear. After all attempts failed the aircraft landed on runway 21 with the l/h main gear still in the well. The aircraft was evacuated with no injuries reported. Recovery of the aircraft from the infield revealed that the l/h gear was still secured in the wheel well by the uplock actuator. The landing gear was lowered by manually releasing uplock. At that Point the l/h gear fell to the down and locked position. Examination of the uplock actuator revealed nothing abnormal as viewed from the wheel well area.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N198PA WAS ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT KNTD, CREW OBSERVED THAT THE L/H LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHT HAD NOT ILLUMINATED. PILOTS INITIATED A GO AROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO GET THREE GREENS BY ACTIVATING THE EMERGENCY BLOW DOWN BOTTLE, AND FINALLY PULLED THE AIRCRAFT UP STEEPLY IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE THE L/H GEAR. AFTER ALL ATTEMPTS FAILED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 WITH THE L/H MAIN GEAR STILL IN THE WELL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED. RECOVERY OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE INFIELD REVEALED THAT THE L/H GEAR WAS STILL SECURED IN THE WHEEL WELL BY THE UPLOCK ACTUATOR. THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED BY MANUALLY RELEASING UPLOCK. AT THAT POINT THE L/H GEAR FELL TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. EXAMINATION OF THE UPLOCK ACTUATOR REVEALED NOTHING ABNORMAL AS VIEWED FROM THE WHEEL WELL AREA.