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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Santa Maria, CA · September 11, 1997

Date: September 11, 1997 · 17:00 local
Place: Santa Maria, CA
Airport: Santa Maria Public
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2251M
Reported as: Piper PA28RT201T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360FB
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 285 total12 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N2251MRegistered now · Piper PA-28RT-201TS/N 28R-7931001 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 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: commercial pilot daniel mead was conducting a pleasure flight in N2251M, a Piper PA28RT-201T, on 09-11-97 at approximately 5 pm (1700 hrs) in the vicinity of Santa Maria, CA. While downwind for landing, Mr. Mead selected gear down resulting in a no nose gear down indication. The smx tower confirmed a nose gear problem. Mr. Meade initiated his emergency checklist and returned for landing, at which time the nose gear fully collapsed. There were no injuries to the pilot or his two passengers. This investigation is closed. M or d filed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: COMMERCIAL PILOT DANIEL MEAD WAS CONDUCTING A PLEASURE FLIGHT IN N2251M, A PIPER PA28RT-201T, ON 09-11-97 AT APPROXIMATELY 5 PM (1700 HRS) IN THE VICINITY OF SANTA MARIA, CA. WHILE DOWNWIND FOR LANDING, MR. MEAD SELECTED GEAR DOWN RESULTING IN A NO NOSE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. THE SMX TOWER CONFIRMED A NOSE GEAR PROBLEM. MR. MEADE INITIATED HIS EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND RETURNED FOR LANDING, AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE GEAR FULLY COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS TWO PASSENGERS. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. M OR D FILED.