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FAA incident report · Piper PA23 · St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands · June 6, 1978

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Date
June 6, 1978 · 16:00 local
Place
St Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airport
Harry S Truman
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4444P
Reported as
Piper PA23
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total300 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N4444PRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2013 · Piper PA-23-160S/N 23-1963 · Built 1960Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot unable to get nose gear down and locked after numerous attemts. Propes feathered, not damaged.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNABLE TO GET NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMTS. PROPES FEATHERED, NOT DAMAGED.