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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Galena, AK · September 9, 2015

Date: September 9, 2015 · 16:00 local
Place: Galena, AK
Airport: Edward G. Pitka Sr.
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N541AC
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,000 total200 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N541ACRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 347570129 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot could not get nose gear to extend on approach to Galena. Attempted emergency procedures and right nose gear door would not open. Upon landing with nose gear retracted, the pilot who is also an A&P with IA authorization pulled on right hand nose gear door and got it to open. Minor damage to fiberglass on nose cone, no damage to props or airframe otherwise. Obtained ferry permit to travel back to anchorage for repairs.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT COULD NOT GET NOSE GEAR TO EXTEND ON APPROACH TO GALENA. ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND RIGHT NOSE GEAR DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. UPON LANDING WITH NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, THE PILOT WHO IS ALSO AN A&P WITH IA AUTHORIZATION PULLED ON RIGHT HAND NOSE GEAR DOOR AND GOT IT TO OPEN. MINOR DAMAGE TO FIBERGLASS ON NOSE CONE, NO DAMAGE TO PROPS OR AIRFRAME OTHERWISE. OBTAINED FERRY PERMIT TO TRAVEL BACK TO ANCHORAGE FOR REPAIRS.