ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223318
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| Date: | Sunday 3 December 2017 |
| Time: | 19:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-310 |
| Owner/operator: | Luftladder Inc |
| Registration: | N722CF |
| MSN: | 31-7300968 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13489 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming TIO-540-A2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jeffersonville, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wellsville, NY (ELZ) |
| Jeffersonville, IN (JVY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
When the airplane was about 5 miles from the airport, the commercial pilot lowered the landing gear and noted that the right main landing gear (MLG) was slow to extend, but within a few seconds, all three gear down indicator lights illuminated. The airplane descended normally, and when it was above the runway about to flare, the right MLG indicator light extinguished. The pilot initiated a go-around, increased engine power, pitched for climb, and retracted the MLG and flaps. The airplane likely settled after the flaps were retracted, and the pilot heard a noise similar to a propeller blade contacting something. The pilot decided to abort the go-around and landed the airplane straight ahead. The airplane came to a stop on the runway with the MLG retracted.
Postaccident MLG retraction tests were performed satisfactorily, and no defects were noted. Based on the available information, the reason that the right MLG did not fully extend and lock could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The right main landing gear’s failure to fully extend for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident testing revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2019 19:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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