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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-310 · St Augustine, FL · April 18, 2008

Date: April 18, 2008 · 11:45 local
Place: St Augustine, FL
Airport: St Augustine
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N13WP
Reported as: Piper PA31310
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,100 total32 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N13WPRegistration cancelled Apr 2, 2022 · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-290 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On approach to st. Augustine airport pilot stated upon extending landing gear the left MLG did not extend. Pilot cycled gear several times as a result of this action both the nose and left MLG failed to extend. The pilot circled the field several times burning off excessive fuel. Aircraft landed on runway 13 on the right gear only. Aircraft settled on the left wing tip on the runway. There were no injuries to the persons and damage to aircraft was limited to the left propellers left wing tip and left flap. Inspection of the aircraft revealed a burst hydraulic hose in the rt MLG wheel well on the extension side of the MLG actuator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APPROACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE AIRPORT PILOT STATED UPON EXTENDING LANDING GEAR THE LEFT MLG DID NOT EXTEND. PILOT CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION BOTH THE NOSE AND LEFT MLG FAILED TO EXTEND. THE PILOT CIRCLED THE FIELD SEVERAL TIMES BURNING OFF EXCESSIVE FUEL. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 13 ON THE RIGHT GEAR ONLY. AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE LEFT WING TIP ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PERSONS AND DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT PROPELLERS LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT FLAP. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A BURST HYDRAULIC HOSE IN THE RT MLG WHEEL WELL ON THE EXTENSION SIDE OF THE MLG ACTUATOR.