What was found
THE GEARBOX CASTING WHICH SUPPORTS THE MOTOR AND GEARBOX FRACTURED. VISUAL EXAMINATION INDICATES FATIGUE. DUE TO THIS FAILURE, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND DURING LANDING.
- Difficulty date
- November 21, 2005
- Submitted
- November 22, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N23RD
- Make and model
- Piper PA30
- Aircraft serial
- 30469
- Aircraft time
- 3,264 hours
- System (JASC)
- 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
- Part
- Gearbox
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Mlg
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.