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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper AEROSTAR 602P · Reno, NV · March 11, 2017

Date
March 11, 2017 · 14:36 local
Place
Reno, NV
Airport
Reno/Tahoe International
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N301FW
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR17LA076
Reported as
Piper Aerostar 602P
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
2,663 total111 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On the first flight subsequent to an owner assist annual inspection, the aircraft departed kszt for kmev. The pilot stated that during the flight, aircraft performance was normal with no unusual performance or landing gear indications. Upon arriving kmev, the landing gear was lowered; however, only the nose and right main landing gear extended. An emergency landing gear extension was performed but again, the left main landing gear did not extend. An emergency was declared and the pilot diverted to krno and circled east of the airport to burn-off fuel. With the fuel exhausted in the left tank, the pilot received clearance and landed rwy 25 with only the right main and nose landing gear in the extended position. During rollout, directional control was lost and the aircraft exited the runway and impacted two taxiway signs, significantly damaging the aircraft. After the aircraft came to rest, the pilot and his two dogs exited the aircraft uninjured. Krno fire crew was on scene and there was not post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON THE FIRST FLIGHT SUBSEQUENT TO AN OWNER ASSIST ANNUAL INSPECTION, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KSZT FOR KMEV. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE WAS NORMAL WITH NO UNUSUAL PERFORMANCE OR LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS. UPON ARRIVING KMEV, THE LANDING GEAR WAS LOWERED; HOWEVER, ONLY THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. AN EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED BUT AGAIN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE PILOT DIVERTED TO KRNO AND CIRCLED EAST OF THE AIRPORT TO BURN-OFF FUEL. WITH THE FUEL EXHAUSTED IN THE LEFT TANK, THE PILOT RECEIVED CLEARANCE AND LANDED RWY 25 WITH ONLY THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR IN THE EXTENDED POSITION. DURING ROLLOUT, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED TWO TAXIWAY SIGNS, SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, THE PILOT AND HIS TWO DOGS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. KRNO FIRE CREW WAS ON SCENE AND THERE WAS NOT POST CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.