20020406008689I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Fort Pierce, FL · April 6, 2002

Date: April 6, 2002 · 12:19 local
Place: Fort Pierce, FL
Airport: St Lucie County International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N441CK
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0

N441CKRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7535314 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 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) N441CK landed on runway 32 and while rolling out, the nose gear collapsed. Pilot interview: on approach, landing gear pump circuit breaker popped at initial gear deployment and tower said that the gear did not appear to be fully down and locked. Emergency gear extension procedure accomplished followed by tower fly by for visual confirmation. Tower acknowledged that the gear appeared to be down and locked. Pilot accomplished soft field landing procedure, holding nose off for as long as possible. Upon nose gear touch down, nose gear rolled up into wheel well. Pilot and passengers deplaned, no injuries. Aircraft taken to maintenance shop for evaluation of damages.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N441CK LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AND WHILE ROLLING OUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT INTERVIEW: ON APPROACH, LANDING GEAR PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AT INITIAL GEAR DEPLOYMENT AND TOWER SAID THAT THE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE ACCOMPLISHED FOLLOWED BY TOWER FLY BY FOR VISUAL CONFIRMATION. TOWER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND LOCKED. PILOT ACCOMPLISHED SOFT FIELD LANDING PROCEDURE, HOLDING NOSE OFF FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. UPON NOSE GEAR TOUCH DOWN, NOSE GEAR ROLLED UP INTO WHEEL WELL. PILOT AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED, NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT TAKEN TO MAINTENANCE SHOP FOR EVALUATION OF DAMAGES.