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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Minden, NV · May 10, 2008

Date: May 10, 2008 · 15:25 local
Place: Minden, NV
Airport: Minden-Tahoe
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9581C
Reported as: Piper PA28R201T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 260 total200 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

N9581CRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2009 · Piper PA-28R-201TS/N 28R-7803267 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot slowed for landing and deployed the gear. A safe condition was indicated for the mains, but not for the nose. The gear was cycled; however, again, no safe nose indication. An emergency gear deployment was attempted but still, no green nose light. The pilot assumed that due to previous problems with the landing gear indicator lights that the nose gear had probably deployed and continued the landing. Immediately after touch-down, the nose landing gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT SLOWED FOR LANDING AND DEPLOYED THE GEAR. A SAFE CONDITION WAS INDICATED FOR THE MAINS, BUT NOT FOR THE NOSE. THE GEAR WAS CYCLED; HOWEVER, AGAIN, NO SAFE NOSE INDICATION. AN EMERGENCY GEAR DEPLOYMENT WAS ATTEMPTED BUT STILL, NO GREEN NOSE LIGHT. THE PILOT ASSUMED THAT DUE TO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS THAT THE NOSE GEAR HAD PROBABLY DEPLOYED AND CONTINUED THE LANDING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCH-DOWN, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

Other reports on N9581C · 1

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

Accident 20081016852029AClimb · Markleeville, CA(-23) During a flight from minden/tahoe airport (mev), to camarillo, (cma) the pilot informed oakland center that he was experiencing engine problems and was returning to mev. The aircraft was at approximately 14,500 feet MSL, 10 miles south of Alpine County…Oct 16, 2008 · Destroyed · 1 fatal