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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · March 25, 2005

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Date
March 25, 2005 · 05:45 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2226P
Reported as
Piper PA23
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,460 total130 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days
N2226PRegistration cancelled Jan 12, 2018 · Piper PA-23S/N 23-835 · Built 1957Airframe modelPiper PA-23Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On March 25, 2005, about 0545 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-23-160, N2226P, registered to lets go air inc., as a title 14 CFR part 91 flight, had the nose gear collapse on landing at the Hollywood fort Lauderdale international airport (fll), fort Lauderdale, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated pilot and passenger received no injuries, and the airplane incurred minor damage. The flight originated from opa locka (opf) airport, opa locka, FL., earlier that day. The pilot stated he lowered the landing gear and had left and right main gear down and lock lights on but did not have the nose light on, he recycled the gear with the same results then used the emergency hydraulic hand pump with the gear handle in the down position and pumped until the gear handle returned to the center position. The nose gear down and lock light never came on, then looked in the mirror on the engine nacelle and it appeared that the nose gear was down and locked the pilot then replaced the light bulb and the nose down and lock light never came on. Then proceeded to fort Lauderdale international airport to land and on roll out the nosegear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 25, 2005, ABOUT 0545 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-23-160, N2226P, REGISTERED TO LETS GO AIR INC., AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT, HAD THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING AT THE HOLLYWOOD FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FLL), FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE COMMERCIAL-RATED PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM OPA LOCKA (OPF) AIRPORT, OPA LOCKA, FL., EARLIER THAT DAY. THE PILOT STATED HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR AND HAD LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHTS ON BUT DID NOT HAVE THE NOSE LIGHT ON, HE RECYCLED THE GEAR WITH THE SAME RESULTS THEN USED THE EMERGENCY HYDRAULIC HAND PUMP WITH THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND PUMPED UNTIL THE GEAR HANDLE RETURNED TO THE CENTER POSITION. THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT NEVER CAME ON, THEN LOOKED IN THE MIRROR ON THE ENGINE NACELLE AND IT APPEARED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED THE PILOT THEN REPLACED THE LIGHT BULB AND THE NOSE DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THEN PROCEEDED TO FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO LAND AND ON ROLL OUT THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED.