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The pilot of a BD5 had to land gear up in the grass when a cable fitting failed. He has now installed double retainers on the cable.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366479 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 00v |
| State Reference | CO |
| 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 | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 366479 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Main gear failed to extend due to failure of pressed cable fitting (swedge). Design called for single fitting, should have been double. Landed aircraft on grass. Minor damage only to fuselage. No injuries. No other person except pilot on board. Remedy: all cables will be replaced and all fittings will be doubled.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PLT OF A BD5 HAD TO LAND GEAR UP IN THE GRASS WHEN A CABLE FITTING FAILED. HE HAS NOW INSTALLED DOUBLE RETAINERS ON THE CABLE.
Narrative: MAIN GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND DUE TO FAILURE OF PRESSED CABLE FITTING (SWEDGE). DESIGN CALLED FOR SINGLE FITTING, SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOUBLE. LANDED ACFT ON GRASS. MINOR DAMAGE ONLY TO FUSELAGE. NO INJURIES. NO OTHER PERSON EXCEPT PLT ON BOARD. REMEDY: ALL CABLES WILL BE REPLACED AND ALL FITTINGS WILL BE DOUBLED.
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.