# Incident 19950306010369I: Piper PA60601P, Birmingham, AL, March 6, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1995, 19:53 local time
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950306010369I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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