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Of Green Gills And Gear

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • A pilot encountered a landing gear malfunction during a flight, where the gear partially extended and then stopped due to a popped circuit breaker.
  • Compounding the emergency, the pilot's experienced passenger became severely motion-sick and was unable to assist with the situation.
  • The pilot diligently followed checklists and manually pumped the emergency landing gear, a demanding process requiring constant attention to both flying the aircraft and operating the extension system.
  • Despite these challenges, the pilot successfully extended the gear, leading to an uneventful landing and underscoring the importance of emergency preparedness and procedure execution.
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It was a beautiful day for flying, if a bit breezy, which contributed some bumps. That would be important later. Meanwhile, I was out with a new-to-me rented Cessna 210 to bore some holes with a pilot-rated friend. After boring holes in the local airspace, we headed back to the airplane’s home base. The bumps continued.

I didn’t know it at the time, but my right-seater was getting a bit green around the gills. As he was an experienced pilot, certainly no stranger to an upset atmosphere; perhaps he’d had something unusual at his recent meal. Perhaps he thought his motion sickness would subside. It didn’t.

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