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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA28201T · Lansing, MI · June 10, 2006

Date: June 10, 2006 · 20:00 local
Place: Lansing, MI
Airport: Capital City
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N23LE
Reported as: Piper PA28201T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,609 total1,350 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N23LERegistered now · Piper PA-28RT-201TS/N 28R-8231021 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-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) On June 10, 2006 approximately 2000Z at Lansing Capital City Airport the pilot privacy data omitted was the pilot in command of Piper PA-28, N23LE. The aircraft was inbound to tew when a problem was discovered in extending the landing gear. The nose gear would not extend while the main gear functioned normally. The pilot privacy data omitted declared an emergency due to the inability to extend the nose gear of the aircraft and diverted to klan. During the landing with the nose gear retracted, the aircraft skidded to a halt damaging the engine, propeller and nose. The aircraft was evacuated with no injuries. The pilot privacy data omitted notified our office that he believed he may have inadvertently damaged the nose gear while towing the aircraft from the hangar. A mechanic verified the gear was jammed due to a broken shimmy dampener mount.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 10, 2006 APPROXIMATELY 2000Z AT LANSING CAPITAL CITY AIRPORT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF PIPER PA-28, N23LE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND TO TEW WHEN A PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED IN EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND WHILE THE MAIN GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO THE INABILITY TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DIVERTED TO KLAN. DURING THE LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A HALT DAMAGING THE ENGINE, PROPELLER AND NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ NOTIFIED OUR OFFICE THAT HE BELIEVED HE MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR WHILE TOWING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE HANGAR. A MECHANIC VERIFIED THE GEAR WAS JAMMED DUE TO A BROKEN SHIMMY DAMPENER MOUNT.