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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Socata TB-20 TRINIDAD · Lancaster, PA · May 11, 2008

Date: May 11, 2008 · 13:41 local
Place: Lancaster, PA
Airport: Lancaster
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N41PW
Reported as: Socata TB20TRINIDAD
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,009 total600 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N41PWRegistered now · Socata TB-20 TRINIDADS/N 527 · Built 1985 Airframe modelSocata TB-20 TRINIDAD Engine modelLycoming IO-540 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) On may 11, 2008, the pilot of trinidad N41PW attempted to lower the landing gear for landing at Lancaster Airport. The pilot noticed that the indicating system revealed that the nose gear did not lock in the down position. After communicating with ATC and executing the emergency and alternate gear extention procedures properly, the aircraft was cleared to land with emergency personnel alerted. The aircraft landed on the main wheels, and settled to the runway, without benefit of the nose gear being fully extended and locked. A defective landing gear power pack was determined to be the cause of the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 11, 2008, THE PILOT OF TRINIDAD N41PW ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING AT LANCASTER AIRPORT. THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE INDICATING SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER COMMUNICATING WITH ATC AND EXECUTING THE EMERGENCY AND ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENTION PROCEDURES PROPERLY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND WITH EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ALERTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE MAIN WHEELS, AND SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY, WITHOUT BENEFIT OF THE NOSE GEAR BEING FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED. A DEFECTIVE LANDING GEAR POWER PACK WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT.

Other reports on N41PW · 1

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

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