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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Akron, OH · November 29, 2009

Date
November 29, 2009 · 19:30 local
Place
Akron, OH
Airport
Akron Fulton International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5100T
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total50 in this make and model50 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.

Flight originated 11/29/2009 from new haven, CT (hvn) at 1545 EST. ' pilot stated cruise altitude of 4500'MSL and approximately 75% powersetting. Intended destination of lima, OH. 50 miles east of akr, he elected to land at akr for fuel. Twice during the approach he extended landing gear resulting three green lights down position indicated, then subsequently noticed the left and nose green/down indicator lights extinguished. Each time he checked dimmer lights, gear position indicator lights, selector handle position, then selected gear up, right green down position indicator light extinguished, yellow intransit light illuminated. On final approach he had gear down selected with three green down indicator lights illuminated. Just before touchdown he noticed left and nose green down indictor lights again extinguished. Unable to go around, committed to landing.' Landed, veered off left side of runway at approximately 1930 EST.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT ORIGINATED 11/29/2009 FROM NEW HAVEN, CT (HVN) AT 1545 EST. ' PILOT STATED CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 4500'MSL AND APPROXIMATELY 75% POWERSETTING. INTENDED DESTINATION OF LIMA, OH. 50 MILES EAST OF AKR, HE ELECTED TO LAND AT AKR FOR FUEL. TWICE DURING THE APPROACH HE EXTENDED LANDING GEAR RESULTING THREE GREEN LIGHTS DOWN POSITION INDICATED, THEN SUBSEQUENTLY NOTICED THE LEFT AND NOSE GREEN/DOWN INDICATOR LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED. EACH TIME HE CHECKED DIMMER LIGHTS, GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTS, SELECTOR HANDLE POSITION, THEN SELECTED GEAR UP, RIGHT GREEN DOWN POSITION INDICATOR LIGHT EXTINGUISHED, YELLOW INTRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON FINAL APPROACH HE HAD GEAR DOWN SELECTED WITH THREE GREEN DOWN INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN HE NOTICED LEFT AND NOSE GREEN DOWN INDICTOR LIGHTS AGAIN EXTINGUISHED. UNABLE TO GO AROUND, COMMITTED TO LANDING.' LANDED, VEERED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 EST.