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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA60601P · Birmingham, AL · March 6, 1995

Date: March 6, 1995 · 19:53 local
Place: Birmingham, AL
Airport: Birmingham Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N777MK
Reported as: Piper PA60601P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,700 total1,500 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N777MKRegistered now · Smith AEROSTAR 601PS/N 61P-0478-192 · Built 1978 Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 601P Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: on departure from milton, Florida the landing gear came up but didn't indicate up. On a visual approach to Birmingham on downwind the gear was lowered but only the main gear indicated down and locked. The nose wheel never extended and the nose gear doors were closed. Landed on runway 18. Minor damage to aircraft. Nosewheel steering bolt replaced 3-17-95. Temporary repair.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON DEPARTURE FROM MILTON, FLORIDA THE LANDING GEAR CAME UP BUT DIDN'T INDICATE UP. ON A VISUAL APPROACH TO BIRMINGHAM ON DOWNWIND THE GEAR WAS LOWERED BUT ONLY THE MAIN GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE NOSE WHEEL NEVER EXTENDED AND THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE CLOSED. LANDED ON RUNWAY 18. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NOSEWHEEL STEERING BOLT REPLACED 3-17-95. TEMPORARY REPAIR.