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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Anchorage, AK · January 9, 2011

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Date
January 9, 2011 · 16:55 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merril Field Ak
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N5192Y
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
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N5192YRegistration cancelled Jan 17, 2018 · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7612008Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot reported: after annual mantenance and right gear actuator replacement. This maintenance flight was accomplished. Take off from Merril Field Ak, was normal gear retraction was uneventful. On climb out a test of the gear, was accomplished. At that time the right gear down and lock green indicator light did not illuminate. Severel attempts to cycle the gear with no positive results. Contacted merrill field tower, reported the gear problem. No emergency was declared. The plan at that time was to do a tower fly by with the gear down, to determine if gear was down from the towers observation. A mile from the airport with geardown the right gear down and lock indicator showed green down and lock. Reported this to tower and requested to land, received clearence to land, proceeded with normal apporch and landed aircraft uneventful. Taxi aircraft to tie down and all gear indication showed normal. ASI inspectors costallos and redifer inspected the aircraft and permanent records. Found all documents, procedures and maintenance completed properly, found both airman and maintenance certificates to be in order. Also found the correct flight procedures and safety precautions were followed.a no action is recommended with this incident.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED: AFTER ANNUAL MANTENANCE AND RIGHT GEAR ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT. THIS MAINTENANCE FLIGHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. TAKE OFF FROM MERRIL FIELD AK, WAS NORMAL GEAR RETRACTION WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON CLIMB OUT A TEST OF THE GEAR, WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AT THAT TIME THE RIGHT GEAR DOWN AND LOCK GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE.SEVEREL ATTEMPTS TO CYCLE THE GEAR WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. CONTACTED MERRILL FIELD TOWER, REPORTED THE GEAR PROBLEM. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE PLAN AT THAT TIME WAS TO DO A TOWER FLY BY WITH THE GEAR DOWN, TO DETERMINE IF GEAR WAS DOWN FROM THE TOWERS OBSERVATION. A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT WITH GEARDOWN THE RIGHT GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATOR SHOWED GREEN DOWN AND LOCK. REPORTED THIS TO TOWER AND REQUESTED TO LAND, RECEIVED CLEARENCE TO LAND, PROCEEDED WITH NORMAL APPORCH AND LANDED AIRCRAFT UNEVENTFUL. TAXI AIRCRAFT TO TIE DOWN AND ALL GEAR INDICATION SHOWED NORMAL. ASI INSPECTORS COSTALLOS AND REDIFER INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND PERMANENT RECORDS. FOUND ALL DOCUMENTS, PROCEDURES AND MAINTENANCE COMPLETED PROPERLY, FOUND BOTH AIRMAN AND MAINTENANCE CERTIFICATES TO BE IN ORDER.ALSO FOUND THE CORRECT FLIGHT PROCEDURES AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WERE FOLLOWED.A NO ACTION IS RECOMMENDED WITH THIS INCIDENT.