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FAA incident report · Cessna 414A · Fishers, IN · January 16, 2018

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Date
January 16, 2018 · 23:07 local
Place
Fishers, IN
Airport
Indianapolis Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N414WT
Reported as
Cessna 414A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,521 total432 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days
N414WTRegistered now · Cessna 414AS/N 414A0046 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 414AEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 16, 2018 at approximately 2307 EST, a Cessna 414A aircraft, N414WT sustained minor damage while landing without the right main landing gear down and locked at Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport (ump) located in Fishers, Indiana.

The ATP pilot and one passenger were uninjured. The passenger is the registered owner of the aircraft, operated under 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed over the airport. A flight plan was filed.

The pilot stated he lowered the landing gear while on approach to runway 33. Only the nose gear down and locked indication illuminated. After cycling the gear 3 times, only the left main and nose gear down and locked indication illuminated. The pilot verified right main gear indication was operable by lowering full flaps and confirmed sounding of gear warning horn. The pilot notified ATC of the situation and will circle ump in VFR conditions to work on the problem. The pilot then performed a full pedal yaw in an attempt to get the slip stream to assist the right gear to lock but was unsuccessful. Cycling the landing gear 2 more times did not change the indication, but the hydro fluid annunciator light illuminated indicating low pressure or quantity. The pilot activated air/nitogen emergency assist landing gear deploy system. The right main down and locked indication did not illuminate. The pilot declared an emergency and landed the aircraft. The pilot reduced airspeed and maintained pressure on left gear until right wing could no longer sustain lift. The aircraft setttled onto the partially deployed right main gear. The gear did fold and the right wing tip contacted the runway. The aircraft stayed on the runway and skidded to a complete stop.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 16, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 2307 EST, A CESSNA 414A AIRCRAFT, N414WT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE LANDING WITHOUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AT INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (UMP) LOCATED IN FISHERS, INDIANA.

THE ATP PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE PASSENGER IS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED OVER THE AIRPORT. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

THE PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33. ONLY THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ILLUMINATED. AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR 3 TIMES, ONLY THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT VERIFIED RIGHT MAIN GEAR INDICATION WAS OPERABLE BY LOWERING FULL FLAPS AND CONFIRMED SOUNDING OF GEAR WARNING HORN. THE PILOT NOTIFIED ATC OF THE SITUATION AND WILL CIRCLE UMP IN VFR CONDITIONS TO WORK ON THE PROBLEM. THE PILOT THEN PERFORMED A FULL PEDAL YAW IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE SLIP STREAM TO ASSIST THE RIGHT GEAR TO LOCK BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. CYCLING THE LANDING GEAR 2 MORE TIMES DID NOT CHANGE THE INDICATION, BUT THE HYDRO FLUID ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING LOW PRESSURE OR QUANTITY. THE PILOT ACTIVATED AIR/NITOGEN EMERGENCY ASSIST LANDING GEAR DEPLOY SYSTEM. THE RIGHT MAIN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT REDUCED AIRSPEED AND MAINTAINED PRESSURE ON LEFT GEAR UNTIL RIGHT WING COULD NO LONGER SUSTAIN LIFT. THE AIRCRAFT SETTTLED ONTO THE PARTIALLY DEPLOYED RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE GEAR DID FOLD AND THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.THE AIRCRAFT STAYED ON THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED TO A COMPLETE STOP.