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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Utica, MI · January 17, 2000

Date: January 17, 2000 · 15:20 local
Place: Utica, MI
Airport: Berz-Macomb Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8024A
Reported as: Piper PA32R301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 676 total564 in this make and model39 in the last 90 days

N8024ARegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8313008 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301

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What happened

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(-23) While attempting to land at tulip city (mi) airport (biv), nose gear would not extend and nose indication would not show green light. Pilot returned to originating airport Berz-Macomb (mi) (uiz) to land with nose gear up landing. Investigation revealed the alternate air cable ty-wrap was broke, which allowed alternate air cable to become entangled with the nose gear lower drag link and bolt.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT TULIP CITY (MI) AIRPORT (BIV), NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND AND NOSE INDICATION WOULD NOT SHOW GREEN LIGHT. PILOT RETURNED TO ORIGINATING AIRPORT BERZ-MACOMB (MI) (UIZ) TO LAND WITH NOSE GEAR UP LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ALTERNATE AIR CABLE TY-WRAP WAS BROKE, WHICH ALLOWED ALTERNATE AIR CABLE TO BECOME ENTANGLED WITH THE NOSE GEAR LOWER DRAG LINK AND BOLT.