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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Nashua, NH · February 4, 1996

Date: February 4, 1996 · 12:30 local
Place: Nashua, NH
Airport: Boire Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7751P
Reported as: Piper PA24250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 347 total10 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N7751PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2965 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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: N7751P departed stowe, Vermont on 02-04-96, for a VMC flight to Nashua, new hampshire. Upon landing at Nashua, the landing gear did not indicate down when extended, although all other indications were normal. The gear was recycled and the proper indication occurred. The tower gave a visual report that the gear appeared down and the retarded throttle gave a normal indication. A landing was commenced and ended in a collapsed gear after approximately 1000 feet of roll out. Inspection of the gear assembly showed a bent nose gear guide roller and track assembly. Other damage to the aircraft was minor.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: N7751P DEPARTED STOWE, VERMONT ON 02-04-96, FOR A VMC FLIGHT TO NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE. UPON LANDING AT NASHUA, THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN WHEN EXTENDED, ALTHOUGH ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED AND THE PROPER INDICATION OCCURRED. THE TOWER GAVE A VISUAL REPORT THAT THE GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND THE RETARDED THROTTLE GAVE A NORMAL INDICATION. A LANDING WAS COMMENCED AND ENDED IN A COLLAPSED GEAR AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET OF ROLL OUT. INSPECTION OF THE GEAR ASSEMBLY SHOWED A BENT NOSE GEAR GUIDE ROLLER AND TRACK ASSEMBLY. OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR.