19990117023369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Logansport, IN · January 17, 1999

Date: January 17, 1999 · 14:20 local
Place: Logansport, IN
Airport: Logansport Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5602V
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,240 total586 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N5602VRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780345 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)Aircraft enroute from dallas to indianapolis, Indiana. While the pilot attempting to land at indianapolis airport, he experienced a landing gear problem. There was no indication that the gear was extended. The pilot viewed in the mirror and did not see the gear extension he aborted the landing at indianapolis and continued to Logansport. Before landing at Logansport, the pilot applied the emergency procedures but did not blink. On and off. He looked in the mirror it showed that the main was down and nose was trailing. The pilot attempted the landing and pulled the mixture at landing. Just after landing, the aircraft ran off to the left of the runway into the snow bank. Damage to the left propeller and nose gear. There were fourn persons on board including the pilot. No one was injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)AIRCRAFT ENROUTE FROM DALLAS TO INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA. WHILE THE PILOT ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT INDIANAPOLIS AIRPORT, HE EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE PILOT VIEWED IN THE MIRROR AND DID NOT SEE THE GEAR EXTENSION HE ABORTED THE LANDING AT INDIANAPOLIS AND CONTINUED TO LOGANSPORT. BEFORE LANDING AT LOGANSPORT, THE PILOT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES BUT DID NOT BLINK. ON AND OFF. HE LOOKED IN THE MIRROR IT SHOWED THAT THE MAIN WAS DOWN AND NOSE WAS TRAILING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED THE LANDING AND PULLED THE MIXTURE AT LANDING. JUST AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE SNOW BANK. DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR. THERE WERE FOURN PERSONS ON BOARD INCLUDING THE PILOT. NO ONE WAS INJURED.