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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Denver, CO · March 7, 2000

Date: March 7, 2000 · 18:50 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Jeffco Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N41585
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 725 total60 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N41585Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7435203 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot reported nose landing gear indicated in-transit after take off from bjc. Pilot attempted to lower landing gear and nose gear would not indicte down. The intransit indication remained. Pilot flew by ATC control tower several times to secure a visual indictation from tower control operators. ATC tower personnel reported the nose gear appeared to be down. Pilot declared emergency landing and landed aircraft. On landing, pilot held the nose of the aircraft off the runway as lond as possible. Upon nose gear contact with runway the nose gear collapsed and aircraft came to a stop on runway with only minimun damage being substained to the nose gear doors. Investigation revealed that the only apprarent cause of amlfunction was that the lower drag link attach bolt and nut had backed off due to loss of cotter key which is unexplained.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATED IN-TRANSIT AFTER TAKE OFF FROM BJC. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER LANDING GEAR AND NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT INDICTE DOWN. THE INTRANSIT INDICATION REMAINED. PILOT FLEW BY ATC CONTROL TOWER SEVERAL TIMES TO SECURE A VISUAL INDICTATION FROM TOWER CONTROL OPERATORS. ATC TOWER PERSONNEL REPORTED THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDING AND LANDED AIRCRAFT. ON LANDING, PILOT HELD THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AS LOND AS POSSIBLE. UPON NOSE GEAR CONTACT WITH RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON RUNWAY WITH ONLY MINIMUN DAMAGE BEING SUBSTAINED TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ONLY APPRARENT CAUSE OF AMLFUNCTION WAS THAT THE LOWER DRAG LINK ATTACH BOLT AND NUT HAD BACKED OFF DUE TO LOSS OF COTTER KEY WHICH IS UNEXPLAINED.

Other reports on N41585 · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20190529005419ILanding: Touchdown · Lubbock, TXOn may 29, 2019, at approximately 2200 CDT, N41585, a Piper PA-28-R-200 was involved in a gear-up landing. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan was filed. The…May 29, 2019 · Minor damage Accident 20070630010369ASfl Final Approach · Lubbock, TX(-23) On June 30, 2007, while making a simulated power off 180 degrees approach to the airport, N41585, a Piper PA-28R-200, began to go into a stall just above the end of runway 35L at the Lubbock international airport (klbb). The commercial student pilot…Jun 30, 2007 · Substantial damage Incident 19931029044179ITouch And Go Landing · Compton, CAPilot forgot to lower landing gear on touch and go landings. Landed gear up.Oct 29, 1993 · Minor damage