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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-42 · St Louis, MO · June 12, 2000

Date: June 12, 2000 · 09:30 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N51KC
Reported as: Piper PA42
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,050 total1,900 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

N51KCRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2020 · Piper PA-42S/N 428001001 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-42 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot noticed unfamiliar sound on final for stl. Mirrors on nacelles showed NLG not down and locked. Tower confirmed. Pilot declared emergency and landed on runway 24 successfully after NLG collapsed on landing. A/c moved to mid coast aviation. Found NLG idler link assy broken at actuator clevis attach point. Minor damage to a/c. no injuries. Three souls on board.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT NOTICED UNFAMILIAR SOUND ON FINAL FOR STL. MIRRORS ON NACELLES SHOWED NLG NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. TOWER CONFIRMED. PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 24 SUCCESSFULLY AFTER NLG COLLAPSED ON LANDING. A/C MOVED TO MID COAST AVIATION. FOUND NLG IDLER LINK ASSY BROKEN AT ACTUATOR CLEVIS ATTACH POINT. MINOR DAMAGE TO A/C. NO INJURIES. THREE SOULS ON BOARD.

Other reports on N51KC · 1

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