# Incident 20170429007129I: Piper PA-32R-300, Lumberton, NJ, April 29, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2017, 15:41 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Airport: South Jersey Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9429° N, 74.8457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTH JERSEY RGNL (VAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9429&lon=-74.8457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5390F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5390F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170429007129I

## Narrative

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

ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26 AT VAY, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE NOSE AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR INDICATORS WERE NOT LIT. THE PILOT EXTENDED THE DOWNWIND AND MADE 2 ATTEMPTS AT CYCLING THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING AND WENT AROUND THE PATTERN. DURING THE SECOND GO AROUND THE PATTERN, THE PILOT MANAGED TO GET THE RIGHT GEAR DOWN THROUGH DEPLOYING THE MANUAL GEAR RELEASE, BUT THE NOSE GEAR INDICATOR REMAINED UNLIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED ADDITIONAL GO AROUNDS AND OBSERVERS ON THE GROUND INDICATED THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN, BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF IT WAS LOCKED.

ON THE 6TH GO AROUND, ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND. THE TWO MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN LIGHTLY. THE NOSE GEAR ONLY HELD THE NOSE UP FOR 1-2 SECONDS.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST TO THE LEFT, ON THE GRASS.

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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