ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355361
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| Date: | Thursday 21 August 1997 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Aviation Enterprises Unlimted |
| Registration: | N55322 |
| MSN: | 34-7350201 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6889 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming L/IO-360-C1E6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kissimmee, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leesburg, FL (KLEE) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After departure the pilot noted that the 'gear unsafe warning light stayed on after [the] gear was retracted.' The pilot said he, 'checked and found [the] circuit breaker for [the] gear hydraulic motor popped.' He reset the circuit breaker and cycled the landing gear down, at which point he noted that 'only 2 green lights illuminated for the main gear.' The nose gear light was out. He then switched bulbs and determined that the bulb was 'good.' He then pulled the emergency gear extension with the gear handle in the down position and he said that he 'still only had 2 green lights for main gear.' The pilot circled the airport due to the problem he was having extending the nose landing gear, and was advised by the tower that that the nose gear appeared to be in midway position. He then made an approach and landing on runway 24. The airplane landed hard on the main landing gear, and a wing struck the ground. The airplane was placed on jacks and the landing gear was examined. The nose gear was extended by hand, it was revealed that the steering ball was outside of its track, causing the nose gear not extend.
Probable Cause: a hard landing resulting in a wing contacting the runway. A factor in this accident was the nose landing gear would not extend due to the steering ball being off its track.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA97LA238
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2024 11:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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