Piper PA-32R-300 N47423

Summary

On 19 August 1995 at about 21:40 local time, a Piper PA-32R-300 registered N47423 was involved in an accident near Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 August 1995 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Drake Field (FYV)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-32R-300

Registration

N47423

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Panama City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW95LA355

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR DUE TO THE FAILURE OF AN EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION VALVE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.