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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Portland, OR · August 3, 2012

Date: August 3, 2012 · 08:45 local
Place: Portland, OR
Airport: Portland International
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: JIKA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N42076
Reported as: Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,515 total1,023 in this make and model156 in the last 90 days

N42076Registration cancelled Dec 7, 2023 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7405209 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Enroute from eug to rbg when on downwind for rbg rt main landing gear (rmlg) shows unsafe with no green but a red light. Recycled gear with no change. Attempted manual extension with negative results. After conferring with company attempted pulling high "g's" to get the gear down with no success. Planned to go to eug tower for a fly by to confirm unsafe rmlg, but company decided to fly to pdx instead for the visual and an emergency landing if required. Pdx tower confrimed rmlg was unsafe on fly by. Continued to circle for some additional troubleshooting with company, but eventually made an emergency landing on runway 03. Landed on left main and stayed to left side of runway until right side dropped down and caused aircraft to slide off runway to the right side. Right propeller struck while under power. Subsequent damage to right wing tip, right aileron, right flap and inner rmlg door. Pilot was able to egress a/c with no injuries sustained.

As the FAA filed it

ENROUTE FROM EUG TO RBG WHEN ON DOWNWIND FOR RBG RT MAIN LANDING GEAR (RMLG) SHOWS UNSAFE WITH NO GREEN BUT A RED LIGHT. RECYCLED GEAR WITH NO CHANGE. ATTEMPTED MANUAL EXTENSION WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. AFTER CONFERRING WITH COMPANY ATTEMPTED PULLING HIGH "G'S" TO GET THE GEAR DOWN WITH NO SUCCESS. PLANNED TO GO TO EUG TOWER FOR A FLY BY TO CONFIRM UNSAFE RMLG, BUT COMPANY DECIDED TO FLY TO PDX INSTEAD FOR THE VISUAL AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING IF REQUIRED. PDX TOWER CONFRIMED RMLG WAS UNSAFE ON FLY BY. CONTINUED TO CIRCLE FOR SOME ADDITIONAL TROUBLESHOOTING WITH COMPANY, BUT EVENTUALLY MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON RUNWAY 03. LANDED ON LEFT MAIN AND STAYED TO LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY UNTIL RIGHT SIDE DROPPED DOWN AND CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE OFF RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE. RIGHT PROPELLER STRUCK WHILE UNDER POWER. SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT AILERON, RIGHT FLAP AND INNER RMLG DOOR.PILOT WAS ABLE TO EGRESS A/C WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED.

Other reports on N42076 · 1

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