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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24 · Blairstown, NJ · April 16, 2006

Date: April 16, 2006 · 11:00 local
Place: Blairstown, NJ
Airport: Blairstown Airport
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7777P
Reported as: Piper PA24
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,150 total155 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

N7777PRegistered now · Piper PA-24S/N 24-2994 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) After takeoff from 1N7 the pilot stated the landing gear up light did not illuminate. The gear was viewed from another aircraft and the mains retracted however the nose appeared to be in transit. The gear was extended and the mains went down and locked however the nose gear remained in the transit position. The pilot decided to return to 1N7 and land on the paved runway. The engine was shut down on final saving the engine and propeller and the aircraft slid to a stop. The pilot's decision making and resource management skills resulted in minimal damage to the aircraft and no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FROM 1N7 THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING GEAR UP LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE GEAR WAS VIEWED FROM ANOTHER AIRCRAFT AND THE MAINS RETRACTED HOWEVER THE NOSE APPEARED TO BE IN TRANSIT. THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AND THE MAINS WENT DOWN AND LOCKED HOWEVER THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED IN THE TRANSIT POSITION. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO 1N7 AND LAND ON THE PAVED RUNWAY. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN ON FINAL SAVING THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP. THE PILOT'S DECISION MAKING AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SKILLS RESULTED IN MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES.