# Incident 20140830020889I: Piper PA-32RT-300, Fort Lauderdale, FL, August 30, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2014, 01:21 local time
- Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1973° N, 80.1707° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT LAUDERDALE EXEC (FXE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1973&lon=-80.1707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N781GH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N781GH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,575 total, 253 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140830020889I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING APPROACH TO FXE THE LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND, BOTH ELECTRICALLY AND MANUALLY. AIRCRAFT WAS TROUBLESHOT, GEAR WAS CYCLED NUMEROUS TIMES. DEFECT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATE ON THE GROUND. MAINTENANCE IS STILL IN PROCESS AT TONG AIRCRAFT SERVICES, FXE.  8020-23 WILL BE AMENDED IF REQUIRED WHEN MAINTENANCE IS COMPLETED.

## Other reports on N781GH (1)

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

- [Incident 19851217066029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851217066029I), Dec 17, 1985: Piper PA32RT300 (N781GH), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear indication verified. Landed with gear not locked. Arm assembly misaligned preventing a lock down.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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