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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Lehighton, PA · August 3, 2010

Date: August 3, 2010 · 18:00 local
Place: Lehighton, PA
Airport: Lehighton
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7693F
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 866 total40 in this make and model15 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.

Pilot departed Lehighton Airport (22N) to fly some time on the aircraft (left engine was worked on, test flight) and when returned to airport the nose gear shown unsafe condition (2 green lights and no nose gear light), pilot tried to manual gear extension procedures along with numerous fly bys to confirm if the was down, and the nose gear was not fully extended. Pilot flew time off the aircraft, to get the fuel load down, then landed at the airport (on the two main gear) and the skidded to a halt on the runway. No fire and minor damage to the nose and the left prop (do to windmilling). Nose landing gear could not be deployed by normal or emergency procedures.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED LEHIGHTON AIRPORT (22N) TO FLY SOME TIME ON THE AIRCRAFT (LEFT ENGINE WAS WORKED ON, TEST FLIGHT) AND WHEN RETURNED TO AIRPORT THE NOSE GEAR SHOWN UNSAFE CONDITION (2 GREEN LIGHTS AND NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT), PILOT TRIED TO MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES ALONG WITH NUMEROUS FLY BYS TO CONFIRM IF THE WAS DOWN, AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED. PILOT FLEW TIME OFF THE AIRCRAFT, TO GET THE FUEL LOAD DOWN, THEN LANDED AT THE AIRPORT (ON THE TWO MAIN GEAR) AND THE SKIDDED TO A HALT ON THE RUNWAY. NO FIRE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE AND THE LEFT PROP (DO TO WINDMILLING). NOSE LANDING GEAR COULD NOT BE DEPLOYED BY NORMAL OR EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.