20030115000539I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201 · Bedford, MA · January 15, 2003

Date: January 15, 2003 · 18:00 local
Place: Bedford, MA
Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N173ND
Reported as: Piper PA28R201
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1C6
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N173NDRegistration cancelled May 21, 2007 · Piper PA-28R-201S/N 2837025 · Built 1989 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft landed on runway 23 with the nose gear up. No injuries to the two persons on board. Aircraft sustained minor damage. Airport was closed for sixteen minutes, no impact to air traffic. Pilot requested a fly by and was told that the nose gear appeared up. Pilot landed nose gear up after several attempts to lower the nose gear. Nose gear up landing. A clamp p/n 21919WD6 that retains the mixture control cable to the engine mount failed allowing the cable to restrict the operation of the nose landing gear. M or d report completed dated 1-16-03 privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP. NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. AIRPORT WAS CLOSED FOR SIXTEEN MINUTES, NO IMPACT TO AIR TRAFFIC. PILOT REQUESTED A FLY BY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED UP. PILOT LANDED NOSE GEAR UP AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR UP LANDING. A CLAMP P/N 21919WD6 THAT RETAINS THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT FAILED ALLOWING THE CABLE TO RESTRICT THE OPERATION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. M OR D REPORT COMPLETED DATED 1-16-03 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N173ND · 3

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

Incident 20030509008359ILevel Off Touchdown · Bedford, MA(-23) N173ND was practicing landing technique when a decision to "go around" was made. The decision to "go around" was subsequently changed and a landing was attempted. The landing gear was never selected to the "down" position and the aircraft landed on…May 9, 2003 · Minor damage Incident 19990430019859IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Bedford, MA#2 Cylinder failed causing oil to leak on engine, thus "smoke in the cockpit." Aircraft landed without incident.Apr 30, 1999 · Minor damage Incident 19931008041769IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Grand Forks, NDEngine running rough. Engine quit on final. Forced landing in a field. No evidence of engine malfunction.Oct 8, 1993