# Incident 20030115004269I: Piper PA23250, Wichita, KS, January 15, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2003, 06:55 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DD5A
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331FC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331FC-2006-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 290 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030115004269I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01/15/2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 0655 HOURS, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON A PIPER PA23-250 (N331FC) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 1R AT WICHITA MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT. THE PILOT, EDULJI BANAJI (ATP CERTIFICATE #512157538) REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO LANDING, HE VERIFIED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED BY VISUALLY CHECKING AND CONFIRMING THAT THREE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. HE ALSO VISUALLY CHECKED TO SEE IF THE TAXI LIGHT, INSTALLED TO THE FRONT PORTION OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY, WAS ILLUMINATED. VISUAL IDENTIFICATION OF THE TAXI LIGHT MERELY VERIFIES THAT THE NOSE GEAR IS EXTENDED BUT DOES NOT VERIFY THAT IT IS LOCKED INTO POSITION. THE PILOT STATED HE FIRST REALIZED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED INTO POSITION AFTER THE AIRCRAFT'S LIFT DIMINISHED AND THE NOSE SETTLED BELOW THE NORMAL LANDING POSITION.

## Other reports on N331FC (1)

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

- [Accident 20060321007069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060321007069A), Mar 21, 2006: Piper PA23250 (N331FC), Emporia, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot encountered icing conditions while enroute to ict from mkc. Aircraft became incapable of climbing or maintaining altitude. Aircraft continued to…

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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