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Small aircraft pilot has landing gear inoperative at destination. Hand pumps down, diverts to military field.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 220861 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199209 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : nkt |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : nkt tower : atl |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 220861 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
IFR flight from rdu to mrh. Landing gear inoperative upon approach to mrh. Flight handled by approach at cherry point. I was able to extend gear by hand crank. As precautionary response, I elected to land at cherry point. Gear was down and locked, no damage, no problem. There were no FARS violated to my knowledge. Repair station found electric motor had a dead spot. The motor had been replaced. Precautionary landing at cherry point in case gear not locked -- conducted low level fly by before landing. Many thanks to cherry point for their help! There were thunderstorms in the area which influenced my decision to land. 4 hours of fuel on board. 2 persons -- my wife and myself. Great IFR services from cherry point always! I feel that I made good and prudent decisions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT HAS LNDG GEAR INOP AT DEST. HAND PUMPS DOWN, DIVERTS TO MIL FIELD.
Narrative: IFR FLT FROM RDU TO MRH. LNDG GEAR INOPERATIVE UPON APCH TO MRH. FLT HANDLED BY APCH AT CHERRY POINT. I WAS ABLE TO EXTEND GEAR BY HAND CRANK. AS PRECAUTIONARY RESPONSE, I ELECTED TO LAND AT CHERRY POINT. GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED, NO DAMAGE, NO PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO FARS VIOLATED TO MY KNOWLEDGE. REPAIR STATION FOUND ELECTRIC MOTOR HAD A DEAD SPOT. THE MOTOR HAD BEEN REPLACED. PRECAUTIONARY LNDG AT CHERRY POINT IN CASE GEAR NOT LOCKED -- CONDUCTED LOW LEVEL FLY BY BEFORE LNDG. MANY THANKS TO CHERRY POINT FOR THEIR HELP! THERE WERE TSTMS IN THE AREA WHICH INFLUENCED MY DECISION TO LAND. 4 HRS OF FUEL ON BOARD. 2 PERSONS -- MY WIFE AND MYSELF. GREAT IFR SVCS FROM CHERRY POINT ALWAYS! I FEEL THAT I MADE GOOD AND PRUDENT DECISIONS.
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.