What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
- On October 17, 2017 at 1807 CDT, the pilot of aircraft N62LP departed kmle for kahq. No passengers were on board.
- The purpose of the flight was landing currency.
- Two successful full stop landings were made into kahq.
- When the pilot placed the gear select handle in the down position for the third landing, the landing gear system indicated that the gear did not extend.
- The pilot performed the emergecy checklist procedures for extending the landing gear, but the position indication remained the same.
- While enroute back to kmle, another attempt to extend the gear using the emergency checklist was unsuccessful.
- The pilot declared an emergency.
- A low pass was made at kmle where ground personnel confirmed to the pilot that the landing gear was in the full up position.
- The pilot requested fire and rescue to be on the field.
- More unsuccessful attempts to extend the gear using the emergency lever were made while waiting for fire and rescue to arrive.
- At 1920 CDT, the pilot landed N62LP on runway 12 at kmle with the landing gear in the up position.
- The aircraft slid on its belly and came to a stop in the first third of the runway.
- There were no injuries and the aircraft sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
- ON OCTOBER 17, 2017 AT 1807 CDT, THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N62LP DEPARTED KMLE FOR KAHQ. NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD.
- THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS LANDING CURRENCY.
- TWO SUCCESSFUL FULL STOP LANDINGS WERE MADE INTO KAHQ.
- WHEN THE PILOT PLACED THE GEAR SELECT HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION FOR THE THIRD LANDING, THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM INDICATED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND.
- THE PILOT PERFORMED THE EMERGECY CHECKLIST PROCEDURES FOR EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR, BUT THE POSITION INDICATION REMAINED THE SAME.
- WHILE ENROUTE BACK TO KMLE, ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO EXTEND THE GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.
- THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.
- A LOW PASS WAS MADE AT KMLE WHERE GROUND PERSONNEL CONFIRMED TO THE PILOT THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE FULL UP POSITION.
- THE PILOT REQUESTED FIRE AND RESCUE TO BE ON THE FIELD.
- MORE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND THE GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY LEVER WERE MADE WHILE WAITING FOR FIRE AND RESCUE TO ARRIVE.
- AT 1920 CDT, THE PILOT LANDED N62LP ON RUNWAY 12 AT KMLE WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION.
- THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON ITS BELLY AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE FIRST THIRD OF THE RUNWAY.
- THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.
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