20170520007639I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Minden, LA · May 20, 2017

Date: May 20, 2017 · 18:00 local
Place: Minden, LA
Airport: Minden
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5623V
Reported as: Piper PA-28R-201T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 938 total35 in this make and model97 in the last 90 days

N5623VRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-201TS/N 28R-7703137 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During approach for a touch and go the landing gear was selected to down. The main gear gave a down indication and the nose gear did not. The pilot performed the emergency procedures in the POH for gear extension but still did not get a gear down light. He radioed the local FBO for a visual that the gear was down. He got confirmation that it was down and decided to land and have maintenance check it out. On landing roll out the nose gear collapsed causing minor damage to the gear doors and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

DURING APPROACH FOR A TOUCH AND GO THE LANDING GEAR WAS SELECTED TO DOWN. THE MAIN GEAR GAVE A DOWN INDICATION AND THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES IN THE POH FOR GEAR EXTENSION BUT STILL DID NOT GET A GEAR DOWN LIGHT. HE RADIOED THE LOCAL FBO FOR A VISUAL THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. HE GOT CONFIRMATION THAT IT WAS DOWN AND DECIDED TO LAND AND HAVE MAINTENANCE CHECK IT OUT. ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE GEAR DOORS AND PROPELLER.