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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Anchorage, AK · May 17, 2012

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Date
May 17, 2012 · 15:31 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
SN6C
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N40449
Reported as
Piper PA-32R-300
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
15,000 total5,000 in this make and model275 in the last 90 days
N40449Registered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780519Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

PIC was on a straight in approach for runway 25 at mri, when landing gear handle was moved to select down the nose gear "down and locked" light failed to illuminate. PIC recycled the gear but the same condition resulted. PIC requested a low approach for the tower could advise on the condition of the nose gear. The tower at first stated that it appeared the gear was down but another aircraft stated that he thought the nose gear was not quite all the way down. In downwind PIC recycled the landing gearh again. The tower advised the PIC that the nose gear came up but the mains were still in the down position. The tower operator advised PIC that they had called fire - rescue to standby. PIC had not completed the gearextension checklist and had not declared an emergency at this time. PIC checked the bulb in the N0SE gear down light and it was good . PIC slowed the plane to below 80KTS lowered the gear and the nose gear light illuminated. PIC told the tower he had three green and was going to land. Aircraft landed with no further problems.

As the FAA filed it

PIC WAS ON A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 25 AT MRI, WHEN LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED TO SELECT DOWN THE NOSE GEAR "DOWN AND LOCKED" LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. PIC RECYCLED THE GEAR BUT THE SAME CONDITION RESULTED. PIC REQUESTED A LOW APPROACH FOR THE TOWER COULD ADVISE ON THE CONDITION OF THE NOSE GEAR. THE TOWER AT FIRST STATED THAT IT APPEARED THE GEAR WAS DOWN BUT ANOTHER AIRCRAFT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT QUITE ALL THE WAY DOWN. IN DOWNWIND PIC RECYCLED THE LANDING GEARH AGAIN. THE TOWER ADVISED THE PIC THAT THE NOSE GEAR CAME UP BUT THE MAINS WERE STILL IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE TOWER OPERATOR ADVISED PIC THAT THEY HAD CALLED FIRE - RESCUE TO STANDBY. PIC HAD NOT COMPLETED THE GEAREXTENSION CHECKLIST AND HAD NOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT THIS TIME. PIC CHECKED THE BULB IN THE N0SE GEAR DOWN LIGHT AND IT WAS GOOD . PIC SLOWED THE PLANE TO BELOW 80KTS LOWERED THE GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PIC TOLD THE TOWER HE HAD THREE GREEN AND WAS GOING TO LAND. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

Other reports on N40449 · 2

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

Accident 20190213010179ADescent · Anchorage, AKFlight was returning from lime village (2AK). On decent in the vicinity of figure eight lake, N40449 encountered severe turbulence. One passenger sustained serious injuries. Subsequent aircraft inspection showed no damage.Feb 13, 2019 · No damageAccident 20020904024119AManley Hs, AKY-23) [privacy data omitted] during takeoff from Manley hot Springs, the aircraft flew into a flock of geese striking one goose with the right outboard wing between the wingtip and the fuel tank damaging the wing leading edge. Aircraft returned for landing…Sep 4, 2002 · No damage