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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Chicago/West Ch, IL · August 20, 2005

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Date
August 20, 2005 · 18:50 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
N33TG
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
N33TGRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7635006 · Built 1975Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot attempted a landing at schaumburg airport and found the nose landing gear would not extend. Several attempts were made to cycle the gear, however the control tower stated the nose gear was not down. The pilot then diverted to Dupage Airport, and following the same routine, the tower advised him that the nose gear doors were partially open, but the gear was still not down. The pilot then retracted the main landing gear and made a successful gear up landing. No injuries resulted from the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT SCHAUMBURG AIRPORT AND FOUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CYCLE THE GEAR, HOWEVER THE CONTROL TOWER STATED THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE PILOT THEN DIVERTED TO DUPAGE AIRPORT, AND FOLLOWING THE SAME ROUTINE, THE TOWER ADVISED HIM THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WERE PARTIALLY OPEN, BUT THE GEAR WAS STILL NOT DOWN. THE PILOT THEN RETRACTED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL GEAR UP LANDING. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE INCIDENT.