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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Rock Springs, WY · February 6, 2002

Date: February 6, 2002 · 10:15 local
Place: Rock Springs, WY
Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: EEJA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N81659
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N81659Registration cancelled Aug 18, 2006 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-8070143 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 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) After takeoff from Rock Springs the pilot noticed that the nose gear did not fully retract. After several attempts to lower and raise the landing gear the pilot elected to land at Rock Springs knowing that the nose gear was not fully extended. After feathering the right propeller and aligning it horizontal, he landed and found that the nose gear would not support the airplane as it was in a partial retract position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FROM ROCK SPRINGS THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT FULLY RETRACT. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER AND RAISE THE LANDING GEAR THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT ROCK SPRINGS KNOWING THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. AFTER FEATHERING THE RIGHT PROPELLER AND ALIGNING IT HORIZONTAL, HE LANDED AND FOUND THAT THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT SUPPORT THE AIRPLANE AS IT WAS IN A PARTIAL RETRACT POSITION.

Other reports on N81659 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20050609010649ANormal Cruise · Telluride, CO(-23) On 06/09/05 at 0933 MDT a Piper PA-34-200T, N81659, s/n 34-8070143, impacted terrain 11 nautical miles southwest of Telluride co. the aircraft was conducting a part 135 cargo flight for American aviation inc. (eeja) based in salt lake city ut. The…Jun 9, 2005 · Destroyed · 1 fatal Incident 19900317014399IForced/Precautionary Landing · Fayetteville, ARRight engine feathered. Precautionery landing on a highway. Found a defective fuel line.Mar 17, 1990