Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Bell 430

Difficulty date
October 27, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 430
Part
Landing Gear
Condition
Malfunctioned
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.

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH TO HELIPAD, LANDING GEAR DID NOT BE DEPLOYED. PILOT NOTICE AT THE LAST MOMENT AND ALMOST LANDED ON BELLY. ADD NO GREEN LIGHT NOR AUDIO WARNING. USE THE EMERGENCY GEAR RELEASE. LANDING UNEVENTFUL AFTERWARD. (TC# 20061106014)

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