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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Allentown, PA · March 17, 2009

Date: March 17, 2009 · 10:45 local
Place: Allentown, PA
Airport: Lehigh Valley International
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9172V
Reported as: Piper PA46350P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,320 total3,100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N9172VRegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4622038 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed queen city airport (1N9) and immediately the pilot noticed that the nose gear indicator did not show that the gear was in the full-up position. Gear down was selected but the nose gear indicator did not show a down and locked indication. The pilot flew off some fuel and then elected to land at Allentown airport (abe). Upon touch down on runway 6 at abe, the nose gear collapsed and the propeller struck the runway. The aircraft came to a stop with no further complications.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED QUEEN CITY AIRPORT (1N9) AND IMMEDIATELY THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT SHOW THAT THE GEAR WAS IN THE FULL-UP POSITION. GEAR DOWN WAS SELECTED BUT THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR DID NOT SHOW A DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. THE PILOT FLEW OFF SOME FUEL AND THEN ELECTED TO LAND AT ALLENTOWN AIRPORT (ABE). UPON TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 6 AT ABE, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.

Other reports on N9172V · 2

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

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