# Incident 20030115000539I: Piper PA28R201, Bedford, MA, January 15, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2003, 18:00 local time
- Place: Bedford, MA
- Airport: Laurence G Hanscom Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4699° N, 71.2890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (BED), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4699&lon=-71.2890&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173ND, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173ND-2007-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030115000539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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 20030509008359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030509008359I), May 9, 2003: Piper PA28R201 (N173ND), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Incident 19990430019859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990430019859I), Apr 30, 1999: Piper PA28R201 (N173ND), Bedford, MA, Minor damage. #2 Cylinder failed causing oil to leak on engine, thus "smoke in the cockpit." Aircraft landed without incident.
- [Incident 19931008041769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931008041769I), Oct 8, 1993: Piper PA28R201 (N173ND), Grand Forks, ND. Engine running rough. Engine quit on final. Forced landing in a field. No evidence of engine malfunction.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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