- Date
- October 24, 1983, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chillicothe, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N62898Piper PA31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831024057319A
- Case key
- 33580
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt attempted to lower the gear, but only 2 of the 3 would indicate down & safe. The plt was unable to extend the left gear, so he continued flying for aprx 1 hr to burn down fuel, then intentionally landed with the gear up. The landing was made before dark in a grassy area beside the active rwy. An investigation revealed that the up-lock assembly, rod end bearing attachment bolt for the left gear had failed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62898
- Reported as
- Piper PA31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7652157
- Airframe hours
- 1,896
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cooke Sales & Service Co. Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 21, 1983
- Departed
- MO86 · Higginsville, MO
- Airport
- K48 · Chillicothe Municipal, runway 32, 3,900 × 75 ft, grass/turf
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,200 total · 8,500 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 130 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.