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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Greenfield, IN · September 21, 2012

Date: September 21, 2012 · 08:46 local
Place: Greenfield, IN
Airport: Indianapolis Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: 2ABA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N88YA
Reported as: Piper PA-31-350
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N88YARegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2015 · Piper PA-31-350S/N 31-7552088 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-350 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

The FAR part 135 flight was on final approach to land at its planned destination and when the pilot selected the landing gear handle to "down" the landing gear would not extend. A go around was initiated and the pilot manually extended the landing gear. After confirming the gear was down and locked the pilot made another approach and the aircraft landed without further incident. The pilot did request emergency ground equipment which was dispatched and in position when the aircraft landed.

As the FAA filed it

THE FAR PART 135 FLIGHT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND AT ITS PLANNED DESTINATION AND WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO "DOWN" THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED AND THE PILOT MANUALLY EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. AFTER CONFIRMING THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED THE PILOT MADE ANOTHER APPROACH AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE PILOT DID REQUEST EMERGENCY GROUND EQUIPMENT WHICH WAS DISPATCHED AND IN POSITION WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED.