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FAA incident report · Ryan NAVION A · Sand Springs, OK · August 25, 2024

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Date
August 25, 2024 · 12:10 local
Place
Sand Springs, OK
Airport
William R Pogue Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4884K
Reported as
Ryan Navion A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,519 total
N4884KRegistered now · Ryan NAVION AS/N NAV-4-1884 · Built 1949Airframe modelRyan NAVION AEngine modelContinental E225 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Upon doing the landing checklist, gear was selected down and landing gear did not come down. The pilot tried one more time and noticed that the gear handle was easy to move and suddenly loose. Hydraulic power was noted as on. No gear down light. No green gear lights were on. The emergency gear extension procedures were initiated , including hand pumping the hydraulic system and putting the emergency gear handle down to release the gear. Unsuccessful gear extension. Hydraulic power was still on. Repeated emergency procedures again. A procedure to shake the tail of the aircraft per the manual to release the gear numerous times was unsuccessful. Pilot climbed to safe altitude diving and pulling up trying to get the gear to come out . Pilot also tried turning on and off the hydraulic system.

Pilot decided to fly to Sand Springs Pogue airport still working the gear problem. Confirmed by personnel on the graound that the gear was still up , pilot chose to perform a gear up landing in the grass between the runway and the taxi way. Aircraft landed with no injuries to occupant.

As the FAA filed it

UPON DOING THE LANDING CHECKLIST, GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN AND LANDING GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN. THE PILOT TRIED ONE MORE TIME AND NOTICED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS EASY TO MOVE AND SUDDENLY LOOSE. HYDRAULIC POWER WAS NOTED AS ON. NO GEAR DOWN LIGHT. NO GREEN GEAR LIGHTS WERE ON. THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES WERE INITIATED , INCLUDING HAND PUMPING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND PUTTING THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE DOWN TO RELEASE THE GEAR. UNSUCCESSFUL GEAR EXTENSION. HYDRAULIC POWER WAS STILL ON. REPEATED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AGAIN. A PROCEDURE TO SHAKE THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT PER THE MANUAL TO RELEASE THE GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT CLIMBED TO SAFE ALTITUDE DIVING AND PULLING UP TRYING TO GET THE GEAR TO COME OUT . PILOT ALSO TRIED TURNING ON AND OFF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.

PILOT DECIDED TO FLY TO SAND SPRINGS POGUE AIRPORT STILL WORKING THE GEAR PROBLEM. CONFIRMED BY PERSONNEL ON THE GRAOUND THAT THE GEAR WAS STILL UP , PILOT CHOSE TO PERFORM A GEAR UP LANDING IN THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXI WAY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO INJURIES TO OCCUPANT.