N52PY is a Aero Commander 690A. It is a fixed-wing multi-engine aircraft with 11 seats, powered by a Garrett TPE331-10T rated at 776 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Carson City, NV. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Dec 2004. It has been registered to its current owner since Sep 2022. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2022
2004
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The pilot in the retractable landing gear-equipped airplane reported that during approach, the airplane's airspeed was high. He decreased the airspeed and "pushed hard on the down lever" to extend the landing gear. However, the pilot had inadvertently pushed the lever to the side, which "bound up the (lever) handle." The pilot decided to land with the landing gear retracted, and the airplane slid to a stop on the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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