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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Savannah, GA · April 28, 2013

Date: April 28, 2013 · 10:25 local
Place: Savannah, GA
Airport: Savannah/Hilton Head
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8247T
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N8247TRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8213056 · Built 1982 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed kxhd bound for kgmu and experienced problem with gear coming up. Gear unsafe light was on and three green were not on. Three low passes over the runway led to tower indicating the nose gear appeared to be hung up. Emergency release of gear resulted in two main green lights but no nose gear light. Crew diverted to ksav. On final at approx. 100' AGL the nose gear down and locked came on and aircraft landed without incident.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KXHD BOUND FOR KGMU AND EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH GEAR COMING UP. GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT WAS ON AND THREE GREEN WERE NOT ON. THREE LOW PASSES OVER THE RUNWAY LED TO TOWER INDICATING THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE HUNG UP. EMERGENCY RELEASE OF GEAR RESULTED IN TWO MAIN GREEN LIGHTS BUT NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT. CREW DIVERTED TO KSAV. ON FINAL AT APPROX. 100' AGL THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED CAME ON AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.