20061207029039I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23 · Danielson, CT · December 7, 2006

Date: December 7, 2006 · 20:30 local
Place: Danielson, CT
Airport: Danielson
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1367P
Reported as: Piper PA23
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,455 total900 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N1367PRegistered now · Piper PA-23S/N 23-416 · Built 1956 Airframe modelPiper PA-23 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) Pilot stated upon departure from norwood airport aircraft may have struck a bird in the nose gear area. Heard unusual noise on take off. Arrived at Danielson Airport, extended gear for landing and did not get green light for nose only. Cycled gear several times but no help. Changed bulbs for landing gear indicators, no help. Used emergency gear blow down still no green light. Set up aircraft for landing approach, feathered both props and landed aircraft on runway 31. Main gear stayed down and landed on the nose gear door area and came to a full stop. Bird strike may have caused failure of the nose gear door and cycled hardware.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED UPON DEPARTURE FROM NORWOOD AIRPORT AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE STRUCK A BIRD IN THE NOSE GEAR AREA. HEARD UNUSUAL NOISE ON TAKE OFF. ARRIVED AT DANIELSON AIRPORT, EXTENDED GEAR FOR LANDING AND DID NOT GET GREEN LIGHT FOR NOSE ONLY. CYCLED GEAR SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO HELP. CHANGED BULBS FOR LANDING GEAR INDICATORS, NO HELP. USED EMERGENCY GEAR BLOW DOWN STILL NO GREEN LIGHT. SET UP AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING APPROACH, FEATHERED BOTH PROPS AND LANDED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 31. MAIN GEAR STAYED DOWN AND LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR DOOR AREA AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. BIRD STRIKE MAY HAVE CAUSED FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR DOOR AND CYCLED HARDWARE.