Wheels up landing involving a Piper Aircraft Corp PA-31-350, VH-JJI, Lismore, Aerodrome, NSW on 17 July 1995

The pilot reported that he was having difficulty lowering the landing gear. He later advised that he was unable to lower the gear and that he intended conducting a wheels-up landing. Later engineering examination found that the push pull cable, between the gear selector handle and the power pack, had broken. CASA Airworthiness at Coffs Harbour were advised the details of the occurrence and were able to recover the broken cable for further specialist examination.