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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Grand Island, NE · October 14, 2011

Date: October 14, 2011 · 13:12 local
Place: Grand Island, NE
Airport: Central Nebraska Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N16395
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,800 total200 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N16395Registered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7335141 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On October 14, 2011, N16395, PA28R, was inbound to Grand Island, NE, airport when the pilot reported to the air traffic control tower that the aircraft had gear problems. The pilot stated, that on approach, he did not receive three green lights. The pilot further stated that he flew by the tower and they confirmed his nose gear did not appear to be down. The pilot then pulled the gear over ride handle to allow the gear to freefall, and he felt the gear was down. He then performed some maneuvers to shake the gear in to the lock position. On the next fly by, mechanics who witnessed the fly by said it appeared the gear was down. The pilot also stated, that during his maneuvering to get the gear down, he felt the nose gear go in to the locked position. After touchdown, the green lights came on. Maintenance found that the hydraulic power pack motor had failed. Aircraft total time 7,255 hours. It is unknown if this power pack was the original one or not.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 14, 2011, N16395, PA28R, WAS INBOUND TO GRAND ISLAND, NE, AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD GEAR PROBLEMS.THE PILOT STATED, THAT ON APPROACH, HE DID NOT RECEIVE THREE GREEN LIGHTS. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE FLEW BY THE TOWER AND THEY CONFIRMED HIS NOSE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE DOWN. THE PILOT THEN PULLED THE GEAR OVER RIDE HANDLE TO ALLOW THE GEAR TO FREEFALL, AND HE FELT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. HE THEN PERFORMED SOME MANEUVERS TO SHAKE THE GEAR IN TO THE LOCK POSITION. ON THE NEXT FLY BY, MECHANICS WHO WITNESSED THE FLY BY SAID IT APPEARED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE PILOT ALSO STATED, THAT DURING HIS MANEUVERING TO GET THE GEAR DOWN, HE FELT THE NOSE GEAR GO IN TO THE LOCKED POSITION. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE GREEN LIGHTS CAME ON. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK MOTOR HAD FAILED. AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME 7,255 HOURS. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS POWER PACK WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE OR NOT.

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