# Accident 20170311002019A: Piper AEROSTAR 602P, Reno, NV, March 11, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2017, 14:36 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Tahoe International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4992° N, 119.7681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4992&lon=-119.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N301FW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N301FW-2018-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 602P (registry code 7106014, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-602p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER AEROSTAR 602P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,663 total, 111 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170311002019A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR17LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA076), Mar 11, 2017: Piper Aerostar 602P (N301FW), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main landing gear to fully extend for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination and testing did not reveal any evidence of preimpact mechanical…

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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