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Experimental aircraft pilot reports failure of the left main landing gear to extend due to interference between the tire and the wheel well. The manual pump is unable to overcome the interference.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1176756 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201405 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Amateur/Home Built/Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12 Flight Crew Total 434 Flight Crew Type 227 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Left main landing gear failed to extend due to obstruction between the tire and the wheel well. Back up system of manual pump down failed to extend gear and overcome obstruction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Experimental aircraft pilot reports failure of the left main landing gear to extend due to interference between the tire and the wheel well. The manual pump is unable to overcome the interference.
Narrative: Left main landing gear failed to extend due to obstruction between the tire and the wheel well. Back up system of manual pump down failed to extend gear and overcome obstruction.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.