# Incident 20150411005339I: Piper PA-32RT-300, Burbank, CA, April 11, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2015, 15:22 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Bob Hope
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30074, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30074) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150411005339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SELECTED GEAR UP ON TAKE OFF FROM KNSA, SAW THREE GREEN INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT OUT, NO RED IN-TRANSIT LIGHTS, AND DECREASING AIRSPEED. HE CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE UNSAFE CONDITION REMAINED. ON APPROACH INTO BURBANK/BOB HOPE AIRPORT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN PROCEDURES. WHEN THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE CYCLED HE NOTICED THE TWO MAIN GEAR GREEN LIGHTS FLICKERED, BUT NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT INDICATION.  BURBANK TOWER CONFIRMED ALL GEAR WAS DOWN, AFTER THE PILOT MADE A FLY-BY. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED PROPELLER AND UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N30074 (2)

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

- [Incident 19941125044489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941125044489I), Nov 25, 1994: Piper PA32RT300 (N30074), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Lost electrical power. Extended gear manually. After landing during taxi right main gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19921009048489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921009048489I), Oct 9, 1992: Piper PA32RT300 (N30074), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. On landing rollout, aircraft struck an elk.

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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