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Small aircraft aircraft just out of refurbishing and painting, reporter states he was unable to lower landing gear because wheels were frozen in wells by fresh paint. Reporter also infers that safety switches were either painted closed or open.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364611 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tso |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 1399 flight time type : 322 |
| ASRS Report | 364611 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Plane had just been painted and refurbished at repair facility in wv. Plane was being returned to home base, cgf. Decided to stop at tso for coffee, etc. On right base to runway 7, horn came on when I throttled back. Activated gear switch, horn stopped. Indicator cylinder started to rotate (did not see complete rotation). Wheels did not come down. Gear would not come down after plane was lifted until broken out by emergency hand operation. Suspect accident caused by wheels frozen in wells by fresh paint. Suggest that I should have recycled gear repetitively on the flight between hlg and tso, preferably before an observer. This should be standard after repaint. Also caution should be taken to avoid painting safety switches closed or open.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ACFT JUST OUT OF REFURBISHING AND PAINTING, RPTR STATES HE WAS UNABLE TO LOWER LNDG GEAR BECAUSE WHEELS WERE FROZEN IN WELLS BY FRESH PAINT. RPTR ALSO INFERS THAT SAFETY SWITCHES WERE EITHER PAINTED CLOSED OR OPEN.
Narrative: PLANE HAD JUST BEEN PAINTED AND REFURBISHED AT REPAIR FACILITY IN WV. PLANE WAS BEING RETURNED TO HOME BASE, CGF. DECIDED TO STOP AT TSO FOR COFFEE, ETC. ON R BASE TO RWY 7, HORN CAME ON WHEN I THROTTLED BACK. ACTIVATED GEAR SWITCH, HORN STOPPED. INDICATOR CYLINDER STARTED TO ROTATE (DID NOT SEE COMPLETE ROTATION). WHEELS DID NOT COME DOWN. GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN AFTER PLANE WAS LIFTED UNTIL BROKEN OUT BY EMER HAND OP. SUSPECT ACCIDENT CAUSED BY WHEELS FROZEN IN WELLS BY FRESH PAINT. SUGGEST THAT I SHOULD HAVE RECYCLED GEAR REPETITIVELY ON THE FLT BTWN HLG AND TSO, PREFERABLY BEFORE AN OBSERVER. THIS SHOULD BE STANDARD AFTER REPAINT. ALSO CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO AVOID PAINTING SAFETY SWITCHES CLOSED OR OPEN.
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.