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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Houston, TX · January 22, 2005

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Date
January 22, 2005 · 18:03 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
William P Hobby Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N878CM
Reported as
Piper PA31325
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N878CMRegistration cancelled May 18, 2006 · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7512035 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On 01/22/05 at approximately 18:03 CST N878CM, Piper aircraft, model 31-325, made an emergency landing at Houston's Hobby airport (khou) with an unsafe nose gear indication. On landing roll out the nose gear collapsed causing minor damage to the aircraft. Pilot stated that attempts to recycle the gear and to manually extended the gear failed to lock the nose gear in the down position. The pilot and 1 passenger were not injured. Inspection of the aircraft disclosed that the hydraulic, gear up hose assembly had failed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 01/22/05 AT APPROXIMATELY 18:03 CST N878CM, PIPER AIRCRAFT, MODEL 31-325, MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT HOUSTON'S HOBBY AIRPORT (KHOU) WITH AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED THAT ATTEMPTS TO RECYCLE THE GEAR AND TO MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR FAILED TO LOCK THE NOSE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PILOT AND 1 PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DISCLOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC, GEAR UP HOSE ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED.