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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA46350P · Syracuse, NY · August 26, 1997

Date: August 26, 1997 · 13:00 local
Place: Syracuse, NY
Airport: Syracuse Hancock International
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N415JH
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

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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 8/26/97 at 1300 EDT a Piper malibu, PA-46, N415JH, piloted by dudley johnson landed on runway 10 at the Syracuse international airport. Pilot reported that he had no "down" indication from the nose gear and the hydraulic pump popped the circuit breaker. The landing was uneventful and the nose gear was down and locked. Maintenance jacked the aircraft and cycled the gear repeatedly. A defective nose gear down lock switch was found and placed on order. The switch controls the down lock indication and turns off the hydraulic pump. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 8/26/97 AT 1300 EDT A PIPER MALIBU, PA-46, N415JH, PILOTED BY DUDLEY JOHNSON LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 AT THE SYRACUSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NO "DOWN" INDICATION FROM THE NOSE GEAR AND THE HYDRAULIC PUMP POPPED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. MAINTENANCE JACKED THE AIRCRAFT AND CYCLED THE GEAR REPEATEDLY. A DEFECTIVE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH WAS FOUND AND PLACED ON ORDER. THE SWITCH CONTROLS THE DOWN LOCK INDICATION AND TURNS OFF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.