Landing with Unlocked Main Landing Gear 1 / 2
NOTE
If one main landing gear is not down, it is recommended to land with landing
gear up – refer to procedure Landing with Gear Up .
1 - Ask ATC or another airplane to visually check the landing gear position.
If defective gear is down but unlocked:
2 - BLEED
switch ........................................................................ OFF/RST
3 - DUMP switch ................................................................................ Press
4 - FUEL TANK SELECTOR ........ Maintain on defective landing gear side
To lighten the corresponding wing (maximum fuel
imbalance is 15 USG)
5 - Choose a runway with headwind or crosswind blowing from the
defective gear side.
6 - Align the airplane to land on the runway edge opposite to the defective
landing gear.
7 - Perform a normal approach.
8 - FLAPS lever ................................................................................... LDG
At airspeed = 90 KIAS
9 - AP / YD / AT ........................................................................ Disconnect
Before 200 ft
10 - Land and set nose gear immediately on ground to assure lateral
control.
11 - Use full aileron during roll-out to lift the wing with the defective landing
gear.
If landing gear drags during landing:
12 - THROTTLE ........................................................................... IDLE
13 - ENGINE MODE switch .......................................................... OFF
14 - FUEL TANK SELECTOR ...................................................... OFF
15 - Crash lever ................................................................... Pull down
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Pilot's Information Manual
Section 3A
Abnormal Procedures
PIM TBM 960 - Edition 0
Rev. 01
Page 3A.7.9
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