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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Victorville, CA · July 2, 2005

Date: July 2, 2005 · 09:00 local
Place: Victorville, CA
Airport: George Afb Base Ops
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N30406
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300T
Reported engine: Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N30406Registered now · Piper PA-32RT-300TS/N 32R-7887279 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300T 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) Pilot stated he was on a pleasure flight. After refueling at barstow/dagget (dag) airport, he was heading toward victoryville airport (vcv). When he lowered the gear he had indications that the nose gear was not lowered entirely. He contacted (vcv) tower and performed numerous flybys. The tower confirmed the nose gear was not lowered completely. The pilot cycled the gear numerous times with no favorable result. The pilot then landed the aircraft with resulting damage to the prop and underbelly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. AFTER REFUELING AT BARSTOW/DAGGET (DAG) AIRPORT, HE WAS HEADING TOWARD VICTORYVILLE AIRPORT (VCV). WHEN HE LOWERED THE GEAR HE HAD INDICATIONS THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOWERED ENTIRELY. HE CONTACTED (VCV) TOWER AND PERFORMED NUMEROUS FLYBYS. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOWERED COMPLETELY. THE PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO FAVORABLE RESULT. THE PILOT THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND UNDERBELLY.