ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351341
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| Date: | Sunday 2 January 2022 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5844P |
| MSN: | 24-925 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4859 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grand Forks, North Dakota -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ashland Airport, WI (ASX/KASX) |
| Park River, ND (Y37) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the landing gear did not extend properly as he approached the intended destination airport. His attempts to extend the landing gear manually were not successful, and he decided to divert to a tower-controlled airport. The tower controller subsequently confirmed that the landing gear appeared to be 'a few inches down from the retracted position' but was not fully extended. He ultimately executed an emergency gear-up landing.
A postaccident examination of the landing gear system was performed after the airplane was repositioned to a hangar at the airport. The landing gear motor jack screw corresponded to the retracted position at the time of the exam. Electrical power did not appear to be reaching the gear extension motor. When the nose landing gear doors were released (opened), the landing gear was able to be extended manually. Although, the examination confirmed an anomaly with both the primary and secondary extension/retraction systems, it did not determine the exact problem.
Probable Cause: Failure of the landing gear to properly extend before landing for reasons that could not be determined.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA102
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 May 1985 | N5844P | Private | 0 | Savannah, GA | |
sub |
| 6 April 2004 | N5844P | Private | 0 | Overland Park, KS | |
sub |
| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2024 11:07 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 01-Feb-2024 11:17 | harro | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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