19990523026649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA60601P · Evansville, IN · May 23, 1999

Date: May 23, 1999 · 18:15 local
Place: Evansville, IN
Airport: Evansville Dress Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N373EA
Reported as: Piper PA60601P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,360 total50 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N373EARegistered now · Smith AEROSTAR 601PS/N 61P-0373-120 · Built 1976 Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 601P Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On may 23, 1999 the nose landing gear collapsed shortly after landing. The ATP rated pilot had confirmed the landing gear to be down and locked, all three green down indicator light were on. The landing gear selector handle was found to be slightly out of the down position. The landing gear functioned normally when tested after the incident. When the landing gear handle was placed in the position originally found, the nose gear did not free fall to the down and locked position. No apparent defects were found. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 23, 1999 THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED SHORTLY AFTER LANDING. THE ATP RATED PILOT HAD CONFIRMED THE LANDING GEAR TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED, ALL THREE GREEN DOWN INDICATOR LIGHT WERE ON. THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE WAS FOUND TO BE SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE DOWN POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WHEN TESTED AFTER THE INCIDENT. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS PLACED IN THE POSITION ORIGINALLY FOUND, THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT FREE FALL TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. NO APPARENT DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.