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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Daytona Beach, FL · January 30, 2000

Date: January 30, 2000 · 12:45 local
Place: Daytona Beach, FL
Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N342PH
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 775 total130 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N342PHRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2018 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350114 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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At approximately 1230 local time Daytona Beach tower (dab) notified phil air the operator of the aircraft that N342PH was not getting a postiive gear indication. A flyby was made by the tower to make a visual indication to see if the landing gear was lock down or not. The second fly by verified that the nose gear was only partially extended. After all efforts failed to correct the problem in the air the pilot was told to make an emergency landing. The aircraft landed, and the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded to a halt. Maintenance people manually secured the front landing gear and towed the airplane to phil air hanger. Inspection of the landign gear revealed that the ball came out of the channeled grove. The aircraft skidded on its nose and both of propeller blades were damaged on landing.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 LOCAL TIME DAYTONA BEACH TOWER (DAB) NOTIFIED PHIL AIR THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT THAT N342PH WAS NOT GETTING A POSTIIVE GEAR INDICATION. A FLYBY WAS MADE BY THE TOWER TO MAKE A VISUAL INDICATION TO SEE IF THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOCK DOWN OR NOT. THE SECOND FLY BY VERIFIED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY EXTENDED. AFTER ALL EFFORTS FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM IN THE AIR THE PILOT WAS TOLD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A HALT. MAINTENANCE PEOPLE MANUALLY SECURED THE FRONT LANDING GEAR AND TOWED THE AIRPLANE TO PHIL AIR HANGER. INSPECTION OF THE LANDIGN GEAR REVEALED THAT THE BALL CAME OUT OF THE CHANNELED GROVE. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON ITS NOSE AND BOTH OF PROPELLER BLADES WERE DAMAGED ON LANDING.