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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Allentown, PA · December 17, 1985

Date: December 17, 1985 · 11:34 local
Place: Allentown, PA
Airport: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N781GH
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total100 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N781GHRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885141 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Unsafe nose gear indication verified. Landed with gear not locked. Arm assembly misaligned preventing a lock down.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION VERIFIED. LANDED WITH GEAR NOT LOCKED. ARM ASSEMBLY MISALIGNED PREVENTING A LOCK DOWN.

Other reports on N781GH · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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