# Incident 20061207029039I: Piper PA23, Danielson, CT, December 7, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2006, 20:30 local time
- Place: Danielson, CT
- Airport: Danielson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8197° N, 71.9010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANIELSON (LZD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8197&lon=-71.9010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1367P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1367P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,455 total, 900 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061207029039I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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