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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28RT-201T · Centennial, CO · March 26, 2021

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Date
March 26, 2021 · 15:03 local
Place
Centennial, CO
Airport
Centennial
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2205H
Reported as
Piper PA-28RT-201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N2205HRegistered now · Piper PA-28RT-201TS/N 28R-7931006 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-28RT-201TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was performing a local flight to verify aircraft engine performance post maintenance. Returned to the airport to land. Gear extension resulted in an unsafe gear indication for the nose landing gear (NLG). Repeated gear extension procedures several times with no indication of successful NLG extension. Attempted emergency gear extension procedure with no indication of successful NLG extension. Tower unable to verify NLG gear status. Performed soft field landing to keep NLG off as long as possible. NLG collapse on touchdown. No fire, no fuel leaks, no injuries, minor damage to aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PERFORMING A LOCAL FLIGHT TO VERIFY AIRCRAFT ENGINE PERFORMANCE POST MAINTENANCE. RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND. GEAR EXTENSION RESULTED IN AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR (NLG). REPEATED GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO INDICATION OF SUCCESSFUL NLG EXTENSION. ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WITH NO INDICATION OF SUCCESSFUL NLG EXTENSION. TOWER UNABLE TO VERIFY NLG GEAR STATUS. PERFORMED SOFT FIELD LANDING TO KEEP NLG OFF AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. NLG COLLAPSE ON TOUCHDOWN. NO FIRE, NO FUEL LEAKS, NO INJURIES, MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.