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PA60 aerostar pilot unable to extend the left main landing gear by any means and is forced to perform a gear up landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 349359 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jst |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jst tracon : dfw |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-60 602 Aerostar |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 110 |
| ASRS Report | 349359 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Left main gear failed to come down. All emergency procedures tried unsuccessfully. Eventually landed aircraft gear up. Event currently under investigation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA60 AEROSTAR PLT UNABLE TO EXTEND THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR BY ANY MEANS AND IS FORCED TO PERFORM A GEAR UP LNDG.
Narrative: L MAIN GEAR FAILED TO COME DOWN. ALL EMER PROCS TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY. EVENTUALLY LANDED ACFT GEAR UP. EVENT CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.