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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Sussex, NJ · September 17, 1997

Date: September 17, 1997 · 20:30 local
Place: Sussex, NJ
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2159Z
Reported as: Piper PA44180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,660 total76 in this make and model272 in the last 90 days

N2159ZRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2008 · Piper PA-44-180S/N 44-7995299 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-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: pilot was performing a practice landing at Sussex airport (fwn). Aircraft landed on main landing gear and nose gear doors. Additional damage was sustained to the nose cone fairing and both propellers. The pilot stated the landing gear indicated three green lights, gear down and locked. Post incident inspection by FAA airworthiness, operations and company mechanics showed landing gear system including nose gear worked properly. There was no damage to the nose gear or its associated parts. M or d report will be submitted. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS PERFORMING A PRACTICE LANDING AT SUSSEX AIRPORT (FWN). AIRCRAFT LANDED ON MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE NOSE CONE FAIRING AND BOTH PROPELLERS. THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING GEAR INDICATED THREE GREEN LIGHTS, GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION BY FAA AIRWORTHINESS, OPERATIONS AND COMPANY MECHANICS SHOWED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM INCLUDING NOSE GEAR WORKED PROPERLY. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR OR ITS ASSOCIATED PARTS. M OR D REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

Other reports on N2159Z · 3

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

Accident 20000825043409ANormal Cruise · Lake Hopatcong(-23) Mr. Connery was giving instruction to Mr. F. Peteani in preparation for a multiengine rating. While preparing for a VOR approach to sussex airport via sparta VOR. The pilot said both engines quit. Mr. Connery then landed the aircraft in the lake. Mr.…Aug 25, 2000 · Destroyed Incident 19970223004199IFinal Approach · Caldwell, NJNarrative: pilot asked and received clearance to land straight in runway 27 at cdw airport. About 1-11/2 miles on final approach at 1300 another airplane (a Cessna-172) appeared suddenly and pilot on final had to take evasive action. Tower personnel did not…Feb 23, 1997 Incident 19960613044129IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Caldwell, NJHolding short requested return but entered active turning around sans clearance. No traffic conflict.Jun 13, 1996