20170524015149I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Sugar Grove, IL · May 24, 2017

Date: May 24, 2017 · 16:25 local
Place: Sugar Grove, IL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8024D
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,574 total320 in this make and model106 in the last 90 days

N8024DRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8213004 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301

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What happened

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On may 24, 2017, approximately 16:25 CST, N8024D was on approach to karr (aurora) from IS65 (woodlake) airport. 2 miles out the sole pilot onboard tried to extend the landing gear. The l/h main gear would not extend. The pilot did a low approach by the tower to confirm if it was down or an indication issue. The tower confirmed that the gear was not extended. The pilot at that time tried to get the gear down by following the emergency gear extension procedure and jostling the aircraft. The gear would not deploy. The pilot landed the aircraft with the l/h main gear up and the aircraft sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 24, 2017, APPROXIMATELY 16:25 CST, N8024D WAS ON APPROACH TO KARR (AURORA) FROM IS65 (WOODLAKE) AIRPORT. 2 MILES OUT THE SOLE PILOT ONBOARD TRIED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE L/H MAIN GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE PILOT DID A LOW APPROACH BY THE TOWER TO CONFIRM IF IT WAS DOWN OR AN INDICATION ISSUE. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THE PILOT AT THAT TIME TRIED TO GET THE GEAR DOWN BY FOLLOWING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE AND JOSTLING THE AIRCRAFT. THE GEAR WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE L/H MAIN GEAR UP AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.