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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Reno, NV · February 22, 2003

Date: February 22, 2003 · 08:30 local
Place: Reno, NV
Airport: Reno/Tahoe International Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: IPMA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2117V
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,815 total500 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N2117VRegistration cancelled Oct 10, 2012 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7970160 · Built 1979 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) On a revenue flight upon entering the pattern to land the pilot selected the gear down and the landing gear extended, but did not give a gear down indication (three green lights). The pilot then tried to cycle the gear up without success, then put the gear handle down and activated the emergency gear extension, but still didn't get a gear down indication. He made a low pass by the tower and they said the landing gear looked like it was down. During landing roll-out, when he lowered the nose, the nose gear collapsed and damaged the nose cone, nose gear doors, and both propellers. The paper work for the airplane and pilot checked ok.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON A REVENUE FLIGHT UPON ENTERING THE PATTERN TO LAND THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED, BUT DID NOT GIVE A GEAR DOWN INDICATION (THREE GREEN LIGHTS). THE PILOT THEN TRIED TO CYCLE THE GEAR UP WITHOUT SUCCESS, THEN PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION, BUT STILL DIDN'T GET A GEAR DOWN INDICATION. HE MADE A LOW PASS BY THE TOWER AND THEY SAID THE LANDING GEAR LOOKED LIKE IT WAS DOWN. DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT, WHEN HE LOWERED THE NOSE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND DAMAGED THE NOSE CONE, NOSE GEAR DOORS, AND BOTH PROPELLERS. THE PAPER WORK FOR THE AIRPLANE AND PILOT CHECKED OK.