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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Du Bois, PA · August 15, 2001

Date: August 15, 2001
Place: Du Bois, PA
Airport: Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3864T
Reported as: Piper PA28R180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N3864TRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30187 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On August 15, 2001, at approximately 1100, Mr. Roy e. monkell on approach to duj runway 28 selected gear down on his PA-28R-180. The main gear came down and indicated safe but the nose gear did not indicate safe. Mr. Monkell followed the emergency checklist and recycled gear several times with no avail. Mr. Monkell also had another pilot look at the nose gear for extension and was told that it appeared that the nose gear started to come out of the well but it did not extend to the down and locked position. Mr. Monkell then elected to select the gear up and land on the grass parallel to runway 28. Mr. Monkell landed the aircraft gear up on the grass with minimal damage to the aircraft. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 15, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1100, MR. ROY E. MONKELL ON APPROACH TO DUJ RUNWAY 28 SELECTED GEAR DOWN ON HIS PA-28R-180. THE MAIN GEAR CAME DOWN AND INDICATED SAFE BUT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE SAFE. MR. MONKELL FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND RECYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO AVAIL. MR. MONKELL ALSO HAD ANOTHER PILOT LOOK AT THE NOSE GEAR FOR EXTENSION AND WAS TOLD THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE NOSE GEAR STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE WELL BUT IT DID NOT EXTEND TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. MR. MONKELL THEN ELECTED TO SELECT THE GEAR UP AND LAND ON THE GRASS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 28. MR. MONKELL LANDED THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP ON THE GRASS WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.