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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Monroe, LA · March 8, 2009

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Date
March 8, 2009 · 10:08 local
Place
Monroe, LA
Airport
Monroe Regional
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8295P
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
872 total520 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days
N8295PRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2019 · Piper PA-28RT-201TS/N 28R-8031172 · Built 1980Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) As airman conducted his pre-landing checks he was unable to get indication that the landing gear was down and locked, and the landing gear unsafe light was illuminated. Airman made several maneuver in attempt of getting the landing gear down and safe indication, but was unsuccessful, and tried using the emergency gear handle but that to was unsuccessful. Airman requested control tower to do a visual look of the landing gear, but was informed by the controller that the landing gear were only partially extended. Airman chose to make a "dead stick" gear-up landing on a non-active runway. Upon further investigation, it was discovered when aircraft power was applied to the aircraft the hydraulic pump was running, but the hydraulic reservoir system was low. The nose landing gear actuator was leaking, but unable to determine, if that cause the hydraulic system fluid to be low. A bolt within the emergency landing gear quadrant was incorrectly installed limiting the emergency gear handle range. Cause of the incident is still under investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS AIRMAN CONDUCTED HIS PRE-LANDING CHECKS HE WAS UNABLE TO GET INDICATION THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, AND THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. AIRMAN MADE SEVERAL MANEUVER IN ATTEMPT OF GETTING THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND SAFE INDICATION, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, AND TRIED USING THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE BUT THAT TO WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRMAN REQUESTED CONTROL TOWER TO DO A VISUAL LOOK OF THE LANDING GEAR, BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE CONTROLLER THAT THE LANDING GEAR WERE ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED. AIRMAN CHOSE TO MAKE A "DEAD STICK" GEAR-UP LANDING ON A NON-ACTIVE RUNWAY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN AIRCRAFT POWER WAS APPLIED TO THE AIRCRAFT THE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS RUNNING, BUT THE HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR SYSTEM WAS LOW. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR WAS LEAKING, BUT UNABLE TO DETERMINE, IF THAT CAUSE THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID TO BE LOW. A BOLT WITHIN THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR QUADRANT WAS INCORRECTLY INSTALLED LIMITING THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE RANGE. CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Other reports on N8295P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19990826034569ILevel Off Touchdown · Monroe, LA(-23) During commercial flight instruction, pilot was distracted by additional ATC instructions and aerial applicator operating near runway 18. Forgot to put gear down.Aug 26, 1999 · Minor damage