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| Date: | Monday 3 December 2018 |
| Time: | 10:53 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II |
| Owner/operator: | AVIS Rent a Car |
| Registration: | N31FD |
| MSN: | 31T-7920090 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Toncontin International Airport (MHTG), Tegucigalpa -
 Honduras
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tegucigalpa-Toncontin Airport (TGU/MHTG) |
| Belize City-Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport (BZE/MZBZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAA Honduras |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft returned to Tegucigalpa after the 'undercarriage in transit' light remained lit after selecting gear up. A forced landing was performed with only the left-hand main gear down and locked.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.laprensa.hn/honduras/1238905-410/avioneta-accidente-atterizaje-toncontin-tegucigalpa-piper-cheyenne
https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2018/12/03/plane-destined-for-belize-makes-emergency-landing-in-honduras/
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N31FD
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N31FD%20
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2018 20:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 03-Dec-2018 21:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, ] |
| 03-Dec-2018 21:24 | Geno | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 04-Dec-2018 01:41 | Geno | Updated [Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 17-Apr-2019 17:21 | harro | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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