What happened
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03/22/2019 - Notification was received. Naples, FL N599P, PA24, perfoming touch and go, gear partially extended, so pilot chose to land gearup.
The following is a summary of the pilot statement: as the aircraft slowed, I also put in 18° flaps (second position) and set the propeller to high RPM but did not complete the remaining elements of configuring the aircraft for landing since I noticed there was no green gear down and locked light while setting the propeller. My first action at that point was a quick check that the navigation lights were off since when they are on the gear position indicator lights are very dim and cannot be seen in daylight. My 2nd action was to look at the gear extension lever and I verified that it was not fully forward, but also that there was not something on the floor blocking its travel. That confirmed and near the threshold and about 150 feet above the ground I added power and called the tower to report the landing gear problem. I asked the tower if they could look at the gear as I made a low pass on the runway alignment. They did and indicated the gear appeared to be partially extended. They asked my intentions and I stated that I would fly out to the east and try to recycle the gear. I added power, pitched up and raised the flaps in a more or less standard go around procedure. During that procedure I moved the gear selector switch to the up position and the gear retracted normally. When the aircraft was established in a climb, I tried to lower the gear again with the same result, but during the retraction I am not sure the yellow fully retracted light came on. The tower indicated that I should monitor the tower frequency and keep them advised of my situation. They also indicated there was traffic in the area, some of which they were not talking to. They gave me an advisory for some specific traffic on a converging course at approximately the same altitude. I advised the tower I had the traffic visually and would avoid.
Emergency procedures were accomplished, no help. Aircraft landed on runway 32 with the gear partially extended. The airplane was recovered and moved to the rexair maintenance hangar.
As the FAA filed it
03/22/2019 - NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED. NAPLES, FL N599P, PA24, PERFOMING TOUCH AND GO, GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED, SO PILOT CHOSE TO LAND GEARUP.
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF THE PILOT STATEMENT: AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, I ALSO PUT IN 18° FLAPS (SECOND POSITION) AND SET THE PROPELLER TO HIGH RPM BUT DID NOT COMPLETE THE REMAINING ELEMENTS OF CONFIGURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING SINCE I NOTICED THERE WAS NO GREEN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHT WHILE SETTING THE PROPELLER. MY FIRST ACTION AT THAT POINT WAS A QUICK CHECK THAT THE NAVIGATION LIGHTS WERE OFF SINCE WHEN THEY ARE ON THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND CANNOT BE SEEN IN DAYLIGHT. MY 2ND ACTION WAS TO LOOK AT THE GEAR EXTENSION LEVER AND I VERIFIED THAT IT WAS NOT FULLY FORWARD, BUT ALSO THAT THERE WAS NOT SOMETHING ON THE FLOOR BLOCKING ITS TRAVEL. THAT CONFIRMED AND NEAR THE THRESHOLD AND ABOUT 150 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND I ADDED POWER AND CALLED THE TOWER TO REPORT THE LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. I ASKED THE TOWER IF THEY COULD LOOK AT THE GEAR AS I MADE A LOW PASS ON THE RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. THEY DID AND INDICATED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THEY ASKED MY INTENTIONS AND I STATED THAT I WOULD FLY OUT TO THE EAST AND TRY TO RECYCLE THE GEAR. I ADDED POWER, PITCHED UP AND RAISED THE FLAPS IN A MORE OR LESS STANDARD GO AROUND PROCEDURE. DURING THAT PROCEDURE I MOVED THE GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH TO THE UP POSITION AND THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ESTABLISHED IN A CLIMB, I TRIED TO LOWER THE GEAR AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT, BUT DURING THE RETRACTION I AM NOT SURE THE YELLOW FULLY RETRACTED LIGHT CAME ON. THE TOWER INDICATED THAT I SHOULD MONITOR THE TOWER FREQUENCY AND KEEP THEM ADVISED OF MY SITUATION. THEY ALSO INDICATED THERE WAS TRAFFIC IN THE AREA, SOME OF WHICH THEY WERE NOT TALKING TO. THEY GAVE ME AN ADVISORY FOR SOME SPECIFIC TRAFFIC ON A CONVERGING COURSE AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME ALTITUDE. I ADVISED THE TOWER I HAD THE TRAFFIC VISUALLY AND WOULD AVOID.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WERE ACCOMPLISHED, NO HELP. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 WITH THE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED AND MOVED TO THE REXAIR MAINTENANCE HANGAR.
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