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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-310 · Ithaca, NY · April 8, 2005

Date: April 8, 2005 · 16:21 local
Place: Ithaca, NY
Airport: Tompkins County
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N63703
Reported as: Piper PA31310
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,650 total2,500 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N63703Registration cancelled Jun 12, 2019 · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-7712032 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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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 Friday, April 8, 2005, at 1914 EDT, a Piper PA-31-310, N63703, operated by the pilot privacy data omitted experienced nose gear steering problems while landing at the Tompkins County Airport (kith) in Ithaca, NY. The aircraft landed and taxied to the ramp without incident. Fire and rescue responded and there were no injuries. After the aircraft arrived at the ramp, it was discovered that the aircraft had been flown with the nose gear links disconnected. The pilot claimed that he did the walk-around inspection prior to the flight and somehow did not see that the nose gear links were disconnected. The nose gear area was inspected and no damage was found. The nose gear links were re-connected and the operational check was satisfactory. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2005, AT 1914 EDT, A PIPER PA-31-310, N63703, OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED NOSE GEAR STEERING PROBLEMS WHILE LANDING AT THE TOMPKINS COUNTY AIRPORT (KITH) IN ITHACA, NY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT. FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE RAMP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN WITH THE NOSE GEAR LINKS DISCONNECTED. THE PILOT CLAIMED THAT HE DID THE WALK-AROUND INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT AND SOMEHOW DID NOT SEE THAT THE NOSE GEAR LINKS WERE DISCONNECTED. THE NOSE GEAR AREA WAS INSPECTED AND NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE NOSE GEAR LINKS WERE RE-CONNECTED AND THE OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.