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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Chicago/West Ch, IL · July 26, 2005

Date: July 26, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place: Chicago/West Ch, IL
Airport: Dupage
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N55131
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,300 total300 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N55131Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7335184 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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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 a training flight, the instructor and student departed Dupage Airport, (dpa) and went to a training area west of dpa in the vicinity of dekalb airport, IL. During landing practice the gear was extended and the crew observed 3 green indicator lights. A go around was requested of the student by the instructor. The gear was retracted and a transit indication light was observed. After trying to lower the gear unsuccessfully several times, a flyby was performed at dpa tower, with the tower confirming that the nose gear was in the up position. After more attempts to lower the gear, emergency equipment was dispatched and the aircraft landed with the nose gear in the up position. The instructor and student exited the aircraft uninjured, with minimal damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT DEPARTED DUPAGE AIRPORT, (DPA) AND WENT TO A TRAINING AREA WEST OF DPA IN THE VICINITY OF DEKALB AIRPORT, IL. DURING LANDING PRACTICE THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE CREW OBSERVED 3 GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS. A GO AROUND WAS REQUESTED OF THE STUDENT BY THE INSTRUCTOR. THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND A TRANSIT INDICATION LIGHT WAS OBSERVED. AFTER TRYING TO LOWER THE GEAR UNSUCCESSFULLY SEVERAL TIMES, A FLYBY WAS PERFORMED AT DPA TOWER, WITH THE TOWER CONFIRMING THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS IN THE UP POSITION. AFTER MORE ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR, EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS DISPATCHED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED, WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

Other reports on N55131 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20021025030959IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Ottumwa, IA(-23) Pilot could not get the left main gear to lock down prior to landing. Emergency gear extension was not successful. Pilot landed aircraft and left gear collapsed 2/3 of the way through rollout on runway 31 at otm. Verified by otm flying service mechanic.…Oct 25, 2002 · Minor damage