20031020027609I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-350 · Key West, FL · October 20, 2003

Date
October 20, 2003 · 08:30 local
Place
Key West, FL
Airport
Key West International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GN0A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N711EB
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) October 20th at approximately 0830 lt on approach to keywest international airport N711EB attempted to put the landing gear down. There was no visual indication of gear extension. The pilot recycled the gear selector handle. The landing gear could be heard coming down the intransit light appeared, three green lights appeared and the intransit light went out. The nose gear could be seen in a mirror mounted in pilots view. During the flare portion of landing the pilot felt the right side of the aircraft dip to the ground. He pulled back hard and rolled left. The aircraft left the runway and the nose gear collapsed. The right wing leading edge contacted a runway light while skidding off the runway. There were no passengers on board. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) OCTOBER 20TH AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 LT ON APPROACH TO KEYWEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT N711EB ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. THERE WAS NO VISUAL INDICATION OF GEAR EXTENSION. THE PILOT RECYCLED THE GEAR SELECTOR HANDLE. THE LANDING GEAR COULD BE HEARD COMING DOWN THE INTRANSIT LIGHT APPEARED, THREE GREEN LIGHTS APPEARED AND THE INTRANSIT LIGHT WENT OUT. THE NOSE GEAR COULD BE SEEN IN A MIRROR MOUNTED IN PILOTS VIEW. DURING THE FLARE PORTION OF LANDING THE PILOT FELT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DIP TO THE GROUND. HE PULLED BACK HARD AND ROLLED LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT WHILE SKIDDING OFF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N711EB · 1

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