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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Mansfield, MA · February 16, 2009

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Date
February 16, 2009 · 18:35 local
Place
Mansfield, MA
Airport
Mansfield Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N273AD
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total50 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N273ADRegistration cancelled Feb 6, 2012 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-4806Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At approximately 1820 aircraft N273AD landed with the nose gear retracted in Mansfield, MA (1B9). There was 1 pilot and 2 passengers onboard and there were no injuries reported. The pilot reported during approach to runway 14 that he placed the gear handle down and felt the gear click but did not get all 3 green lights. The approach was discontinued and the aircraft was flown to an area where the problem could be evaluated and emergency procedures reviewed. The gear was recycled but the nose gear indication still disagreed. The pilot accomplished a fly by but it was dark and the line personnel were not able to determine the gear position. The aircraft landed and upon brakeing the nose gear settled on the runway and the aircraft came to rest approximately 1800 feet down the runway. In an examination of the aircraft the following day the gear was manually extended & retracted with the emergency hand pump although, the emergency pump would not be available because the hydraulic pump did not fail. The pilot did not use the CO2 blow down system because he felt it was just an indication problem. The gear extension systems are currently being tested.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 AIRCRAFT N273AD LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED IN MANSFIELD, MA (1B9). THERE WAS 1 PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS ONBOARD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE PILOT REPORTED DURING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14 THAT HE PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND FELT THE GEAR CLICK BUT DID NOT GET ALL 3 GREEN LIGHTS. THE APPROACH WAS DISCONTINUED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO AN AREA WHERE THE PROBLEM COULD BE EVALUATED AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES REVIEWED. THE GEAR WAS RECYCLED BUT THE NOSE GEAR INDICATION STILL DISAGREED. THE PILOT ACCOMPLISHED A FLY BY BUT IT WAS DARK AND THE LINE PERSONNEL WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE GEAR POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND UPON BRAKEING THE NOSE GEAR SETTLED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. IN AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE FOLLOWING DAY THE GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED & RETRACTED WITH THE EMERGENCY HAND PUMP ALTHOUGH, THE EMERGENCY PUMP WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE BECAUSE THE HYDRAULIC PUMP DID NOT FAIL. THE PILOT DID NOT USE THE CO2 BLOW DOWN SYSTEM BECAUSE HE FELT IT WAS JUST AN INDICATION PROBLEM. THE GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEMS ARE CURRENTLY BEING TESTED.