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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Houston, TX · September 7, 2007

Date: September 7, 2007 · 15:19 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: V2XS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3761F
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 520 total64 in this make and model146 in the last 90 days

N3761FRegistration cancelled Sep 16, 2023 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35722 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) After a local maintenance check flight of approximately one hour, on final approach, the pilot selected the gear to the down position. The indication showed the main gear down and locked, but the nose gear had an unsafe/in transit indication. After multiple cycles and flight maneuvers in an attempt to free the gear, the acft landed nose gear up on runway 17R. Prior to removal of the aircraft, the "alternate air" cable was found wrapped around the nose landing gear, preventing extension of the nose landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER A LOCAL MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE INDICATION SHOWED THE MAIN GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT THE NOSE GEAR HAD AN UNSAFE/IN TRANSIT INDICATION. AFTER MULTIPLE CYCLES AND FLIGHT MANEUVERS IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE THE GEAR, THE ACFT LANDED NOSE GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 17R. PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE "ALTERNATE AIR" CABLE WAS FOUND WRAPPED AROUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, PREVENTING EXTENSION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR.

Other reports on N3761F · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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