# Incident 20060922019659I: Piper PA28R200, Chico, CA, September 22, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2006, 12:10 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7954° N, 121.8584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICO RGNL (CIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7954&lon=-121.8584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5472T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5472T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060922019659I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ LANDED AT KCIC WITH AN UNSAFE LANDING GEAR INDICATION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ OR HIS PASSENGER. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AT NORTH STATE AVIATION, CHICO, CALIFORNIA. FINDINGS WERE THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT HAD BROKEN AT THE LOOP WHERE THE STEERING BELLCRANK (SEE ATTACHED DIAGRAMS). THIS CAUSED THE STEERING BELLCRANK TO SAG, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO FAIL TO COMPLETE THE EXTENSION CYCLE TO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NEEDED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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