AAIB investigation to Piper PA-31-310 Navajo, G-EEJE

Emergency landing with main gears retracted at Fadmoor Airfield on 1 January 2016.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 14 April 2016

• Category: Commercial - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 1 January 2016
• Aircraft type: Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
• Location: Fadmoor Airfield, Yorkshire
• Registration: G-EEJE

Summary:

When the pilot selected the landing gear DOWN prior to landing, only the nose gear extended. He was unable to deploy the main gear and landed the aircraft with only the nose gear extended. At the time of preparation of this report, no technical reason for the malfunction has been found.

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Published 14 April 2016