# Incident 20131227024019I: Maule M-7-235, Punta Gorda, FL, December 27, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2013, 23:15 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Maule M-7-235 (registry code 5470208, https://openairdocs.org/model/maule-m-7-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MAULE M-7-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 27,300 total, 22,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131227024019I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

^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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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