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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA24180 · Arlington, TX · June 4, 2009

Date: June 4, 2009 · 12:00 local
Place: Arlington, TX
Airport: Arlington Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N728TP
Reported as: Piper PA24180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,060 total850 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Upon takeoff from kgky, pilot discovered that the gear would not retract completely and would not extend even with emergency gear extension procedure. Gear was in half-way position and jammed. Pilot conducted safe landing with the gear in the jammed position. Annual on the aircraft was reported to have been completed during the first week of may 2009. A 1965 AD on this aircraft required a stiffener applied to left main gear. This stiffener broke and may have jammed the gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON TAKEOFF FROM KGKY, PILOT DISCOVERED THAT THE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT EXTEND EVEN WITH EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE. GEAR WAS IN HALF-WAY POSITION AND JAMMED. PILOT CONDUCTED SAFE LANDING WITH THE GEAR IN THE JAMMED POSITION. ANNUAL ON THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN COMPLETED DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY 2009. A 1965 AD ON THIS AIRCRAFT REQUIRED A STIFFENER APPLIED TO LEFT MAIN GEAR. THIS STIFFENER BROKE AND MAY HAVE JAMMED THE GEAR.