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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Vineyard Haven, MA · June 28, 2010

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Date
June 28, 2010 · 07:51 local
Place
Vineyard Haven, MA
Airport
Vineyard Haven
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N102WT
Reported as
Piper PA-31-325
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
19,000 total4,000 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.

The pilot did not attempt to lower the landing gear until he was very close to landing because of moderate turbulence.*there is no indication by the damage incurred that any portion of the landing gear was ever extended. The flaps were not extended to a degree to issue a "gear not down warning ".the pilot stated there was smoke after he placed the gear in the down position. Phsysical inspection of the gear switch indicates no arcing or burning smell.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR UNTIL HE WAS VERY CLOSE TO LANDING BECAUSE OF MODERATE TURBULENCE.*THERE IS NO INDICATION BY THE DAMAGE INCURRED THAT ANY PORTION OF THE LANDING GEAR WAS EVER EXTENDED.THE FLAPS WERE NOT EXTENDED TO A DEGREE TO ISSUE A "GEAR NOT DOWN WARNING ".THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS SMOKE AFTER HE PLACED THE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. PHSYSICAL INSPECTION OF THE GEAR SWITCH INDICATES NO ARCING OR BURNING SMELL.