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FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Mankato, MN · June 25, 1999

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Date
June 25, 1999 · 17:40 local
Place
Mankato, MN
Airport
Mankato Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N16AV
Reported as
Piper PA44180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total300 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
N16AVRegistration cancelled Nov 18, 2008 · Piper PA-44-180S/N 44-7995185 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Upon arrival at Mankato, while on IFR trip from st. paul (stp), pilot encountered unsafe nose gear indication when gear extended during visual approach to Mankato runway 33. Pilot circled again and made repeated attempts to extend gear to no avail. Nose gear remained partially extended and resultant nose gear up landing was conducted. Damage was limited to propellers, nose shell and forward area of nose gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON ARRIVAL AT MANKATO, WHILE ON IFR TRIP FROM ST. PAUL (STP), PILOT ENCOUNTERED UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION WHEN GEAR EXTENDED DURING VISUAL APPROACH TO MANKATO RUNWAY 33. PILOT CIRCLED AGAIN AND MADE REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO EXTEND GEAR TO NO AVAIL. NOSE GEAR REMAINED PARTIALLY EXTENDED AND RESULTANT NOSE GEAR UP LANDING WAS CONDUCTED. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO PROPELLERS, NOSE SHELL AND FORWARD AREA OF NOSE GEAR DOORS.