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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T · Wichita, KS · September 21, 2018

Date: September 21, 2018 · 14:14 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N23WP
Reported as: Piper PA-31T
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,100 total450 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N23WPRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2020 · Piper PA-31TS/N 31T-8020004 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-31T Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot attempted to land at jabara airport Wichita, KS(kaao) and had an unsafe gear indication. Departed pattern and attempted to manually extend the gear. After unsuccessful attempt to lower gear manually, the pilot flew to Wichita eisenhouser airport (ict) and declared an emergency. He landed on runway 35 left and the right main gear collapsed on landing. Three persons on board, no injuries. The aircraft sustained minor damage..due to lack of resources at the airport the cause of the gear collapse remains undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT JABARA AIRPORT WICHITA, KS(KAAO) AND HAD AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. DEPARTED PATTERN AND ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND THE GEAR. AFTER UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO LOWER GEAR MANUALLY, THE PILOT FLEW TO WICHITA EISENHOUSER AIRPORT (ICT) AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 LEFT AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. THREE PERSONS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE..DUE TO LACK OF RESOURCES AT THE AIRPORT THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR COLLAPSE REMAINS UNDETERMINED.