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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Myrtle Beach, SC · October 13, 2010

Date: October 13, 2010 · 19:44 local
Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N121WY
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 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 stated it was the second day of flying the aircraft after it was returned to service from an annual inspection and overhauling the engine and propeller. Pilot made several attempts to lower the landing gear. He was getting two main gear green lights, and no nose gear light. Pilot did a tower fly-by to get a visual to see whether the main and nose gear were down. He was told that the nose gear was half way down. Pilot stated he went through the emergncy gear extension check list to no avail. Pilot did an emergency landing with the nose in the half way down extended position.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED IT WAS THE SECOND DAY OF FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE FROM AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND OVERHAULING THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER.PILOT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. HE WAS GETTING TWO MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHTS, AND NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT. PILOT DID A TOWER FLY-BY TO GET A VISUAL TO SEE WHETHER THE MAIN AND NOSE GEAR WERE DOWN. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS HALF WAY DOWN. PILOT STATED HE WENT THROUGH THE EMERGNCY GEAR EXTENSION CHECK LIST TO NO AVAIL. PILOT DID AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH THE NOSE IN THE HALF WAY DOWN EXTENDED POSITION.