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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Torrance, CA · July 14, 2003

Date: July 14, 2003 · 19:24 local
Place: Torrance, CA
Airport: Torrance Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N444DT
Reported as: Piper PA46310P
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520BE
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N444DTRegistered now · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 4608008 Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310P Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 14, 2003, Mr. James robel departed brackett airport in Piper PA-46, N444DT, enroute to Torrance airport (toa). He lowered the landing gear handle on approach to toa which caused the landing gear warning horn to sound. He aborted the landing and noticed that the landing gear hydraulic pump circuit breaker had tripped. He reset the circuit breaker numerous times and tried to lower the gear without success. He then performed the emergency landing gear extension procedure by pulling the release handle but the landing gear did not extend. The toa tower verified that the main landing gear was partially extended but the nose gear was up and locked. He then prepared for a gear up landing at toa. The aircraft touched down and the main landing gear supported the aircraft but the propeller and nose of the aircraft were damaged due to the aircraft nose striking the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 14, 2003, MR. JAMES ROBEL DEPARTED BRACKETT AIRPORT IN PIPER PA-46, N444DT, ENROUTE TO TORRANCE AIRPORT (TOA). HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE ON APPROACH TO TOA WHICH CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN TO SOUND. HE ABORTED THE LANDING AND NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD TRIPPED. HE RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER NUMEROUS TIMES AND TRIED TO LOWER THE GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. HE THEN PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE BY PULLING THE RELEASE HANDLE BUT THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. THE TOA TOWER VERIFIED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLY EXTENDED BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS UP AND LOCKED. HE THEN PREPARED FOR A GEAR UP LANDING AT TOA. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SUPPORTED THE AIRCRAFT BUT THE PROPELLER AND NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE STRIKING THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N444DT · 2

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

Accident 20211201020169ALanding: Touchdown · Cassville, MOThe investigation revealed that N444DT, a PA-46 had veered off the left side of runway 09 after landing. There were visible tire marks on the runway from the excursion that began about approximately 1650 feet from the runway threshold. The intermittent tire…Dec 1, 2021 · Substantial damage Incident 20010104000879INormal Cruise · Lake Hughes, CA(-23) N444DT, a PA-47, was enroute from smf to myf via lhs, SL1 at 17,000 feet. At approx. 2328 UTC when N444DT was approx. 10 miles south of lhs, the pilot informed the controller that he had electrical problems and requested descent. N444DT was initially…Jan 4, 2001