# Incident 19961027042589I: Piper PA60602P, Augusta, GA, October 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1996, 20:43 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Bush Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4710° N, 81.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4710&lon=-81.9748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22EE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22EE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 602P (registry code 7106014, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60602P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961027042589I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET A GREEN LIGHT ON THE LANDING GEAR INDICATING SYSTEM. HE FLEW 1.5 HOURS, ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE GEAR AND THEN LANDING THE AIRCRAFT GEARS UP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER FERRIED TO LAKELAND, FL FOR REPAIRS. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED A BROKEN ROD ON THE RIGHT INBOARD GEAR DOOR, PART NUMBER 600050-525. THE ROD DID NOT INDICATE ANY PREVIOUS DAMAGE. THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY WHO DISCOVERED THE BROKEN ROD AND WHO LATER REPAIRED THE AIRCRAFT, WAS INSTRUCTED TO SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPORT (FAA FORM 8010-4). NO FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

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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