20010216004289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201 · Eugene, OR · February 16, 2001

Date: February 16, 2001 · 16:30 local
Place: Eugene, OR
Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N377LC
Reported as: Piper PA28RT201
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N377LCRegistered now · Piper PA-28RT-201S/N 28R-7918120 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft landed at Eugene. The nose gear would not extend due to the heater shroud assembly duct failed and allowed the heat duct to be loose in the engine compartment. Then the duct got lodged in the nose gear extend system which prevented the nose gear to down and lock. A/c damage was limited to the propeller, nose gear door and engine exhaust pipes. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED AT EUGENE. THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND DUE TO THE HEATER SHROUD ASSEMBLY DUCT FAILED AND ALLOWED THE HEAT DUCT TO BE LOOSE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEN THE DUCT GOT LODGED IN THE NOSE GEAR EXTEND SYSTEM WHICH PREVENTED THE NOSE GEAR TO DOWN AND LOCK. A/C DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR DOOR AND ENGINE EXHAUST PIPES. NO INJURIES.