20180130001709I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Dekalb, IL · January 30, 2018

Date: January 30, 2018 · 15:40 local
Place: Dekalb, IL
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4515P
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 261 total26 in this make and model

N4515PRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-18 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Both the pilot and the designated pilot examiner (DPE) on board stated that the landing gear position indicators indicated three green and the nose wheel was confirmed down with the cowling mirror. Both stated that it was a stable approach, smooth landing, and smooth rollout until the nose dipped downward and the propellers struck the ground. There were no injuries and no post-incident fire.

As the FAA filed it

BOTH THE PILOT AND THE DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER (DPE) ON BOARD STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATORS INDICATED THREE GREEN AND THE NOSE WHEEL WAS CONFIRMED DOWN WITH THE COWLING MIRROR. BOTH STATED THAT IT WAS A STABLE APPROACH, SMOOTH LANDING, AND SMOOTH ROLLOUT UNTIL THE NOSE DIPPED DOWNWARD AND THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POST-INCIDENT FIRE.