# Incident 20010216004289I: Piper PA28RT201, Eugene, OR, February 16, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Eugene, OR
- Airport: Mahlon Sweet Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1246° N, 123.2120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MAHLON SWEET FLD (EUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1246&lon=-123.2120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N377LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010216004289I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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