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An amphibian pilot experienced an unsafe gear indication. He diverted to nearby lake for inspection. A broken wire is found and repaired.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 886267 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Seaplane or Amphibian |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear Indicating System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 450 Flight Crew Type 450 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance |
Narrative:
Approached airport and lowered anphib wheels and couldn't get right front lock light to clear. Flew to nearby lake and landed to check gear operation. Water temperature was 50 F so I had to taxi to boat ramp to check float wiring. Found wire had pulled from end. Repaired wire; cycled gear and taxied out and took off. Boat ramp only had one boat near and all went very safe.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An amphibian pilot experienced an unsafe gear indication. He diverted to nearby lake for inspection. A broken wire is found and repaired.
Narrative: Approached airport and lowered anphib wheels and couldn't get right front lock light to clear. Flew to nearby Lake and landed to check gear operation. Water temperature was 50 F so I had to taxi to boat ramp to check float wiring. Found wire had pulled from end. Repaired wire; cycled gear and taxied out and took off. Boat ramp only had one boat near and all went very safe.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.