- Date
- August 10, 1986, 23:27 local (Aug 11, 1986, 03:27 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N55UAPiper PA24-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860810038629A
- Case key
- 31690
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt was unable to completely extend landing gear via electric and manual means. A landing was made with gear partially extended. Examination of the aircraft after the accident revealed the landing gear extention mechanism was binding in the manual extention mechanism tunnel between the two front seats. Pulling on the landing gear allowed it to free and operate normally after this. Inspection of aircraft records revealed the aircraft was landed gear up 125 hours before this accident causing damage to the belly and landing gear motor mounting area. The point the gear mechanism was binding was deeply scarred indicating it had been rubbing for sometime.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55UA
- Reported as
- Piper PA24-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-667
- Airframe hours
- 2,229
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William W. Deloach
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1985 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- TMB · Miami, FL
- Airport
- runway 18R, 12,004 × 300 ft, concrete
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 900 total · 740 in this make and model · 810 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N55UA · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.