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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Hollywood, FL · May 9, 2009

Date: May 9, 2009 · 13:15 local
Place: Hollywood, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N711P
Reported as: Piper PA-23-160
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,700 total1,300 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aircraft landed on rwy 9R with landing gear partially extended. Left main gear had become down and locked, but nose gear and right main did not have time to fully extend prior to touchdown. Aircraft landed on right wing and nose landing gear doors. Both propellers struck runway. Right prop struck runway first due to lack of gear extension. Pilot and one passenger exited aircraft with no injuries present. No post incident fire. The pilot's written statement indicated he thought he had three green lights. Pilot 3rd class medical certificate dated 3-25-2009 has a limitation that reads "holder shall wear corrective lenses". Pilot did not have corrective lenses for the duration of the flight. Pilot stated he could no longer wear corrective lenses due to having corrective eye implant surgery.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 9R WITH LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. LEFT MAIN GEAR HAD BECOME DOWN AND LOCKED, BUT NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN DID NOT HAVE TIME TO FULLY EXTEND PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RIGHT WING AND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS. BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK RUNWAY. RIGHT PROP STRUCK RUNWAY FIRST DUE TO LACK OF GEAR EXTENSION. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES PRESENT. NO POST INCIDENT FIRE. THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT INDICATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS. PILOT 3RD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DATED 3-25-2009 HAS A LIMITATION THAT READS "HOLDER SHALL WEAR CORRECTIVE LENSES". PILOT DID NOT HAVE CORRECTIVE LENSES FOR THE DURATION OF THE FLIGHT. PILOT STATED HE COULD NO LONGER WEAR CORRECTIVE LENSES DUE TO HAVING CORRECTIVE EYE IMPLANT SURGERY.