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FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Monticello, IN · July 2, 2016

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Date
July 2, 2016 · 12:45 local
Place
Monticello, IN
Airport
White County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N749LW
Reported as
Piper PA-34-200T
Reported engine
Continental IO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
15,367 total105 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N749LWRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 347770416 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200TEngine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 2, 2016 at approximately 1245 hours eastern standard time (1645 z), a Piper, PA-34-200, N749LW, landed in the grass parallel to runway 18 at White County Airport (mcx) with the nose landing gear retracted and the main landing gear extended and locked. The pilot and one passenger were uninjured and the airframe sustained minor damage. Both propellers exhibited tip curl damage that indicated low power settings at the time of impact. There was no post crash fire. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight under the provision of 14 code of federal regulation part 91, visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed.

When the pilot selected gear down, his instruments indicated that the main landing gear was down and locked but the nose landing gear was not. He cycled the landing gear switch and attempted to manually deploy the nose landing gear which did not correct the problem. He made a low pass over the airport and ground personnel confirmed to him, via radio, that the nose landing gear was still inside the wheel well.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 2, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 HOURS EASTERN STANDARD TIME (1645 Z), A PIPER, PA-34-200, N749LW, LANDED IN THE GRASS PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 18 AT WHITE COUNTY AIRPORT (MCX) WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED AND THE AIRFRAME SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. BOTH PROPELLERS EXHIBITED TIP CURL DAMAGE THAT INDICATED LOW POWER SETTINGS AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISION OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATION PART 91, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

WHEN THE PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, HIS INSTRUMENTS INDICATED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED BUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT. HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH AND ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY DEPLOY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE AIRPORT AND GROUND PERSONNEL CONFIRMED TO HIM, VIA RADIO, THAT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS STILL INSIDE THE WHEEL WELL.