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FAA incident report · Maule M-7-235 · Punta Gorda, FL · December 27, 2013

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Date
December 27, 2013 · 23:15 local
Place
Punta Gorda, FL
Phase of flight
Unknown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N86MD
Reported as
Maule M-7-235
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
27,300 total22,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N86MDRegistered now · Maule M-7-235S/N 4050C · Built 1988Airframe modelMaule M-7-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

privacy data omitted Was unable to extend the left landing gear due to a hole on the right hydraulic line caused by chaffing. privacy data omitted Choose to land with the gear retracted on the grass on the side of runway 4/22 at kpgd. The hole in the hydraulic line was discovered upon inspection on site. privacy data omitted Added hydraulic fluid to the reservior (after the aircraft was jacked up). Added electical power to the hydraulic landing gear motor and extended the landing gear. privacy data omitted Then taxiied the airplane to the maintenance facility ramp for repairs. No other damage to the airplane. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DUE TO A HOLE ON THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC LINE CAUSED BY CHAFFING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHOOSE TO LAND WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED ON THE GRASS ON THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 4/22 AT KPGD. THE HOLE IN THE HYDRAULIC LINE WAS DISCOVERED UPON INSPECTION ON SITE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADDED HYDRAULIC FLUID TO THE RESERVIOR (AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED UP). ADDED ELECTICAL POWER TO THE HYDRAULIC LANDING GEAR MOTOR AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN TAXIIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY RAMP FOR REPAIRS. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. NO INJURIES.