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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31 · Searcy, AR · October 29, 2018

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Date
October 29, 2018 · 14:45 local
Place
Searcy, AR
Airport
Searcy
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N54WB
Reported as
Piper PA-31
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO-540-A2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,154 total281 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days
N54WBRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2020 · Piper PA-31S/N 31-8112001 · Built 1981Airframe modelPiper PA-31Engine modelLycoming TIO-540-A2CReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 10/29/2018 aircraft N54WB s/n 31-8112001, a Piper PA31 twin engine aircraft departed country air (1AR9) headed to Searcy (src) the pilot reported when gear handle was selected to the down position the nose gear indicated down and locked but the mains did not. Several attempts were on 10/29/2018 aircraft N54WB s/n 31-8112001, a Piper PA-31 twin engine aircraft departed country air (1AR9) headed to Searcy (src) the pilot reported when gear handle was selected to the down position the nose gear indicated down and locked but the mains did not. Several attempts were made to cycle the gear down. The pilot asked another pilot in the area at the time to check for gear down. He reported the gear looked down but could not tell if it was locked. The pilot contacted the Searcy Airport. (Non-towered) the airport manager then contacted fire department. The pilot did a fly-by to confirm landing gear was not down. Landing gear would not come down by normal or emergence means. The pilot landed gear-up with no injuries. This report will be amended as sone as the landing gear can be inspected.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/29/2018 AIRCRAFT N54WB S/N 31-8112001, A PIPER PA31 TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED COUNTRY AIR (1AR9) HEADED TO SEARCY (SRC) THE PILOT REPORTED WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED BUT THE MAINS DID NOT. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE ON 10/29/2018 AIRCRAFT N54WB S/N 31-8112001, A PIPER PA-31 TWIN ENGINE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED COUNTRY AIR (1AR9) HEADED TO SEARCY (SRC) THE PILOT REPORTED WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS SELECTED TO THE DOWN POSITION THE NOSE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED BUT THE MAINS DID NOT. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CYCLE THE GEAR DOWN. THE PILOT ASKED ANOTHER PILOT IN THE AREA AT THE TIME TO CHECK FOR GEAR DOWN. HE REPORTED THE GEAR LOOKED DOWN BUT COULD NOT TELL IF IT WAS LOCKED. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE SEARCY AIRPORT. (NON-TOWERED) THE AIRPORT MANAGER THEN CONTACTED FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE PILOT DID A FLY-BY TO CONFIRM LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN BY NORMAL OR EMERGENCE MEANS. THE PILOT LANDED GEAR-UP WITH NO INJURIES. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS SONE AS THE LANDING GEAR CAN BE INSPECTED.