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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Miami, FL · February 15, 2007

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Date
February 15, 2007 · 15:20 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N144CN
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total500 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N144CNRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-8054036Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) During flight from orlando, Florida to opa-Locka, Florida, while descending to land at opf the pilot declared an emergency. He stated that the right main gear had a problem. Miami ATC transferred N144CN to opf west of the airport. Pilot made a low approach while the air traffic controller noted a gear down. During landing the nose gear collapsed. The investigation revealed that the right main gear hyd down-line was chaffing against a control cable depleting of hyd fluid and causing incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING FLIGHT FROM ORLANDO, FLORIDA TO OPA-LOCKA, FLORIDA, WHILE DESCENDING TO LAND AT OPF THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. HE STATED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD A PROBLEM. MIAMI ATC TRANSFERRED N144CN TO OPF WEST OF THE AIRPORT. PILOT MADE A LOW APPROACH WHILE THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER NOTED A GEAR DOWN. DURING LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HYD DOWN-LINE WAS CHAFFING AGAINST A CONTROL CABLE DEPLETING OF HYD FLUID AND CAUSING INCIDENT.