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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · South Bend, IN · March 22, 2000

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Date
March 22, 2000 · 22:30 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N800TM
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
495 total355 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
N800TMRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R-7985088 · Built 1979Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Aircraft depart fromsbn airport, landing gear failed to retract. Pilot circled around to confirm the gear extension. Gear was not fully extended. Pilot exercised the emergency procedure but nose gear would not extend fully. Pilot performed a stall and that made the nose gear into lock position. The aircraft landed at sbn airport without damage or injury. Pilot was the only occupant in the aircraft. After further investigation, a bad "o" ring was found in the nose gear actuator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AIRCRAFT DEPART FROMSBN AIRPORT, LANDING GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. PILOT CIRCLED AROUND TO CONFIRM THE GEAR EXTENSION. GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. PILOT EXERCISED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURE BUT NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND FULLY. PILOT PERFORMED A STALL AND THAT MADE THE NOSE GEAR INTO LOCK POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SBN AIRPORT WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY. PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, A BAD "O" RING WAS FOUND IN THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR.