BROOMFIELD, CO, USA
N7291P
PIPER PA-24-180
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FLYING TO BUILD TIME. AFTER AN HOUR OF FLIGHT, THE PLT RETURNED TO THE HOME AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND PROPERLY AND MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION DID NOT HELP. ALL GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. A LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 11L. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED EVIDENCE OF IMPROPER AND UNDOCUMENTED MAINTENANCE IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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