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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · New Bedford, MA · February 16, 1998

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Date
February 16, 1998 · 15:47 local
Place
New Bedford, MA
Airport
New Bedford Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3994M
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,343 total1,106 in this make and model126 in the last 90 days
N3994MRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7885021 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300Engine modelLycoming IO-540 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: upon setting up for rt base 2 mi final gear was extended, and nose gear did not indicate down & locked. Cycled gear several times. Emergency check list was followed including yawing -/+ g snap etc. Notified tower & performed a fly by. It was reported the nose gear was 3/4 down. Pax moved to aft seat. Pilot performed a low fly by on former grass strip. Came around and landed on grass strip expecting n.g. to collapse. Nose gear did collapse, minor damage to a/c. no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: UPON SETTING UP FOR RT BASE 2 MI FINAL GEAR WAS EXTENDED, AND NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN & LOCKED. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. EMERGENCY CHECK LIST WAS FOLLOWED INCLUDING YAWING -/+ G SNAP ETC. NOTIFIED TOWER & PERFORMED A FLY BY. IT WAS REPORTED THE NOSE GEAR WAS 3/4 DOWN. PAX MOVED TO AFT SEAT. PILOT PERFORMED A LOW FLY BY ON FORMER GRASS STRIP. CAME AROUND AND LANDED ON GRASS STRIP EXPECTING N.G. TO COLLAPSE. NOSE GEAR DID COLLAPSE, MINOR DAMAGE TO A/C. NO INJURIES.