20150122000359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Everett, WA · January 22, 2015

Date: January 22, 2015 · 10:30 local
Place: Everett, WA
Airport: Paine Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9114K
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N9114KRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7670188 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

N9114K was enroute to Alaska, with a stop in bellingham, WA, and pilot reported experiencing landing gear issues. Nose gear was not indicating safe on extension. Attempts were made to remedy the landing gear issue with no success. Pilot diverted to Paine Field, Everett, WA. Then landed on runway 16R, after declaring an emergency. Pilot had shut down both engines prior to landing in order to prevent prop strikes, and the aircraft came to rest on the runway centerline, resting on the main landing gear and the nose bowl of the forward section. There was minor damage to the belly of the aircraft at the nose area, no other damage noted, including the propellers. No injury reported by the pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft. Paine Field fire and rescue was on scene, and reported no issues. The aircraft was lifted and the nose gear dropped into place, and then towed to a local hanger for assessment and repair.

As the FAA filed it

N9114K WAS ENROUTE TO ALASKA, WITH A STOP IN BELLINGHAM, WA, AND PILOT REPORTED EXPERIENCING LANDING GEAR ISSUES. NOSE GEAR WAS NOT INDICATING SAFE ON EXTENSION. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REMEDY THE LANDING GEAR ISSUE WITH NO SUCCESS. PILOT DIVERTED TO PAINE FIELD, EVERETT, WA. THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 16R, AFTER DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. PILOT HAD SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES PRIOR TO LANDING IN ORDER TO PREVENT PROP STRIKES, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, RESTING ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE BOWL OF THE FORWARD SECTION. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE NOSE AREA, NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED, INCLUDING THE PROPELLERS. NO INJURY REPORTED BY THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. PAINE FIELD FIRE AND RESCUE WAS ON SCENE, AND REPORTED NO ISSUES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND THE NOSE GEAR DROPPED INTO PLACE, AND THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL HANGER FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR.

Other reports on N9114K · 1

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

Accident 20080813848119ALevel Off Touchdown · East Tawas, MI(-23) This office received a statement from the owner/operator, [privacy data omitted] that on August 13th, 2008 he arrived at oscoda co. (6D9). Entered down windrunway 26, announced arrival, but forgot to put the gear down.Aug 13, 2008 · Substantial damage