- Date
- January 3, 1982, 14:41 local (22:41 UTC)
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5018PPiper PA-24-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820103017699I
- Case key
- 72913
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot did not get a gear down indication prior to landing. The tower and the pilot of another aircraft observed the left main landing gear not fully extended. After attempting to extend the gear for about two hours unsuccessfully, the pilot landed gear up on the runway. Examination revealed that the left main gear retract assembly cable housing had separated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5018P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-21
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John O. Vick
- Registered owner
- Honig Axel
- Departed
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Destination
- VNY · Van Nuys, CA
- Airport
- VNY · Van Nuys, runway 16, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 3,333 total · 33 in this make and model · 3,200 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VNY
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5018P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.