ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374427
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| Date: | Sunday 10 August 1986 |
| Time: | 23:27 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N55UA |
| MSN: | 24-667 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2229 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Orlando, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Miami, FL (KTMB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PLT WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETELY EXTEND LANDING GEAR VIA ELECTRIC AND MANUAL MEANS. A LANDING WAS MADE WITH GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR EXTENTION MECHANISM WAS BINDING IN THE MANUAL EXTENTION MECHANISM TUNNEL BETWEEN THE TWO FRONT SEATS. PULLING ON THE LANDING GEAR ALLOWED IT TO FREE AND OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER THIS. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED GEAR UP 125 HOURS BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BELLY AND LANDING GEAR MOTOR MOUNTING AREA. THE POINT THE GEAR MECHANISM WAS BINDING WAS DEEPLY SCARRED INDICATING IT HAD BEEN RUBBING FOR SOMETIME.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA86LA231
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| 26 March 2016 | N55UA | 0 | Homestead, Florida | |
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| 28-Mar-2024 09:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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