ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358401
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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 1995 |
| Time: | 16:40 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32R-300 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N47423 |
| MSN: | 32R-7880006 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1410 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-K1G5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fayetteville, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Panama City, FL (KPFN) |
| (KFYV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT RECEIVED AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION WHEN HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR APPROACHING HIS DESTINATION FOLLOWING A 4 HOUR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS UNLOCKED AND PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR BY FOLLOWING THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES TO NO AVAIL. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE GRASS TO THE EAST OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED AND THE RIGHT GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE LOCKED GEARS, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED AND SKIDDED FOR 1,300 FEET PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND AND LOCK. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION VALVE MALFUNCTIONED.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR DUE TO THE FAILURE OF AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION VALVE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA355
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 13:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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