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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piagio P180 · White Plains, NY · August 3, 2007

Date: August 3, 2007 · 08:26 local
Place: White Plains, NY
Airport: Westchester County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: V2JA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N103SL
Reported as: Piagio P180
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total1,800 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) On August 03, 2007, a piaggio P-180, N103SL, sustained substantial damage when it performed a gear up landing at Westchester County Airport (khpn). The aircraft was being operated by avantair, inc. of clearwater, Florida. Time of incident the aircraft was being repositioned from kteb to khpn. There were two crew members on board, no injuries. The PIC reported that on a visual approach to ruwnay 16 at khpn he had a landing gear irregularity. There was no green "gear down" light on the right main landing gear. After an unsuccessful attempt the crew proceeded to the emergency gear extension procedure. PIC could not complete this procedure because the hand pump got stuck. After a fly-by the tower stated that the right main landing gear was not at the same angle and position as the left main landing gear. The crew completed a gear up landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 03, 2007, A PIAGGIO P-180, N103SL, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT PERFORMED A GEAR UP LANDING AT WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT (KHPN). THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY AVANTAIR, INC. OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA. TIME OF INCIDENT THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING REPOSITIONED FROM KTEB TO KHPN. THERE WERE TWO CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. THE PIC REPORTED THAT ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUWNAY 16 AT KHPN HE HAD A LANDING GEAR IRREGULARITY. THERE WAS NO GREEN "GEAR DOWN" LIGHT ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT THE CREW PROCEEDED TO THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. PIC COULD NOT COMPLETE THIS PROCEDURE BECAUSE THE HAND PUMP GOT STUCK. AFTER A FLY-BY THE TOWER STATED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NOT AT THE SAME ANGLE AND POSITION AS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE CREW COMPLETED A GEAR UP LANDING.