20011209035769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Minneapolis, MN · December 9, 2001

Date: December 9, 2001 · 15:35 local
Place: Minneapolis, MN
Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N61LM
Reported as: Piper PA34220T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360KB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,228 total258 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N61LMRegistered now · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 34-8133192 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On December 9, 2001, at 2135Z (1535 CST), a Piper PA-34-220T owned by magnificent seven LLC and operated by ronald erickson, executed an emergency landing at Minneapolis Flying Cloud Airport (fcm) after the nose landing gear failed to extend. VFR flight conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage and the pilot and 1 passenger were uninjured. The PIC holds a commercial certificate (asel/amel) with instrument rating. The flight originated at Minneapolis Flying Cloud Airport (fcm) on December 09, 2001 at 1230 CST.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 9, 2001, AT 2135Z (1535 CST), A PIPER PA-34-220T OWNED BY MAGNIFICENT SEVEN LLC AND OPERATED BY RONALD ERICKSON, EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT MINNEAPOLIS FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT (FCM) AFTER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE PIC HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE (ASEL/AMEL) WITH INSTRUMENT RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MINNEAPOLIS FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT (FCM) ON DECEMBER 09, 2001 AT 1230 CST.