ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269300
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| Date: | Monday 1 November 2021 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II |
| Owner/operator: | European Pilot Academy |
| Registration: | 9H-AEB |
| MSN: | 34-7870066 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML) -
 Malta
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML) |
| Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML) | |
| Investigating agency: | BAAI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After take-off, the landing gear was retracted and the gear unsafe light remained on. The crew were unaware the right main landing gear did not fully retract and stopped at an intermediate position.
The reaction of the crew was to recycle the landing gear and this time it operated normally. This was confirmed by the landing gear position indicator lights in the cockpit centre instrument panel.
During the approach to land, after selecting the gear down, the right main landing gear did not extend to the full down and locked position.
Following an unsuccessful attempt to manually extend the landing gear, and after performing a series of manoeuvres, the landing gear still did not unjam, a decision to perform a controlled crash landing was made.
In the final stage of the approach, the right engine was turned-off at the threshold of RWY31. The pilot now had to deal with a single engine and partial gear up landing.
After landing, the aircraft skidded on the runway for 300 meters, following which it suffered an excursion into the grass.
On examination they found no missing parts or mechanical defects.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/maltaaviationoutlook/photos/a.770295856322577/4819374058081383/
https://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2021-11-01/local-news/Nobody-injured-as-light-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-at-Malta-International-Airport-6736237973
https://one.com.mt/ajruplan-privat-jiddikjara-emergenza-u-finalment-jinzel-fuq-ir-runaway-tal-mia-1/
https://newsbook.com.mt/en/light-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-at-malta-airport/
https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/small-plane-makes-successful-emergency-landing-at-airport.911928
https://www.tvm.com.mt/en/news/small-plane-with-two-people-on-board-makes-emergency-landing-in-luqa/
https://www.tvm.com.mt/mt/news/filmat-ajruplan-bzewg-passiggieri-jaghmel-inzul-ta-emergenza/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 September 2017 | 9H-AEB | European Flight Academy | 0 | Malta International Airport (LMML), Luqa | |
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| Gear-up landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2021 19:53 | Anon. | Added |
| 01-Nov-2021 21:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Damage] |
| 02-Nov-2021 13:16 | harro | Updated [Location] |
| 04-Nov-2021 10:57 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2022 17:48 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 13-Jan-2024 12:24 | pilot_2001 | Updated [Narrative] |
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