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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Beaufort, NC · June 16, 1996

Date: June 16, 1996 · 14:45 local
Place: Beaufort, NC
Airport: Beaufort Morehead City Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8429X
Reported as: Piper PA32R301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total50 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N8429XRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8113105 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 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 June 16, 1996, at approximately 1300 EST, a Piper PA32R-301, N8429X, registered to b.g.p., inc., 11 medical park, Morehead city, NC 28557, landed at the Morehead city/Beaufort airport (mrh). Upon landing, the nose gear collapsed. Mr. Ball, the pilot and co-owner, stated that he had an electrical problem. He attempted to lower the gear electrically but it would not lower. He then used the emergency extension system. Pilot did not know if gear was down and locked due to electrical system failure. Pilot made normal landing and rolled about 50 feet when nose gear collapsed. Damage to aircraft was to prop with minor damage to cowling. Mechanic at air east, inc., found the alternator totally failed. It was also found that the jack aircraft function was a little slow when using the emergency extension system due to a lack of lubricant. No further action is planned.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 16, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 EST, A PIPER PA32R-301, N8429X, REGISTERED TO B.G.P., INC., 11 MEDICAL PARK, MOREHEAD CITY, NC 28557, LANDED AT THE MOREHEAD CITY/BEAUFORT AIRPORT (MRH). UPON LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. MR. BALL, THE PILOT AND CO-OWNER, STATED THAT HE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE GEAR ELECTRICALLY BUT IT WOULD NOT LOWER. HE THEN USED THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. PILOT DID NOT KNOW IF GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. PILOT MADE NORMAL LANDING AND ROLLED ABOUT 50 FEET WHEN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS TO PROP WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO COWLING. MECHANIC AT AIR EAST, INC., FOUND THE ALTERNATOR TOTALLY FAILED. IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT THE JACK AIRCRAFT FUNCTION WAS A LITTLE SLOW WHEN USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICANT. NO FURTHER ACTION IS PLANNED.

Other reports on N8429X · 2

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

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