# Incident 19970601017799I: Piper PA46310P, Gibson City, IL, June 1, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1997, 18:00 local time
- Place: Gibson City, IL
- Airport: Gibson City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4668° N, 88.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gibson City, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4668&lon=-88.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6914T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6914T-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-46-310P (registry code 7104605, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-310p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970601017799I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 01, 1997, AT 2300Z (1800 CDT) N6914T, A PIPER PA-46-310P, DURING A LANDING AT GIBSON CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (C34), GIBSON CITY, ILLINOIS, UNDER VMC AND LIGHT RAIN ON RUNWAY 36, EXPERIENCED A COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING ROLL OUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR ANY OF THE THREE PASSENGERS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: 1) THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND TESTED AND SEVERAL LANDING GEAR RETRACTION FUNCTIONAL TESTS WERE PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY FINDINGS. 2) THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR WAS REMOVED AND PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED FOR HIDDEN DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO FINDINGS DURING THIS INSPECTION. 3) AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR WILL BE SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR INSPECTION, TESTING AND OVERHAUL/REPLACEMENT. ANY FUTURE FINDING WILL BE SUBMITTED AS A M OR D REPORT.

## Other reports on N6914T (1)

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

- [Accident 20070128000929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070128000929A), Jan 28, 2007: Piper PA46310P (N6914T), Gluckstadt, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated that while in level flight at FL230 the engine popped and engine power diminished to 1500 RPM. Pilot stated that he attempted a restart…

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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