# Incident 20220405004979I: Piper PA-28R-201T, Saint George, UT, April 5, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2022, 11:15 local time
- Place: Saint George, UT
- Airport: Saint George
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0364° N, 113.5103° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST GEORGE RGNL (SGU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0364&lon=-113.5103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47445, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47445) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220405004979I

## Narrative

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

THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT WAS IN THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT AND DID NOT HAVE A CONFIRMED LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. HE ASKED THE GROUND CREW TO VERIFY THE POSITION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE OBSERVER VERIFIED THAT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING WITH A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND AS THE MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE THE LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED. THIS ACTION FORCED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO EXTEND AND LOCK THE NOSE GEAR. THERE ARE NO INJURY'S. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR. AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED AND FOUND TO HAVE PROPER AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION AND CURRENT AIRCRAFT INSPECTION STATUS. DIAGOSTICS OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM FOUND THE EMERGENCY EXTEND RELIEF VALVE WAS BYPASSING. AN FAA FORM 8010-4 MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED TO AFS-620.

## Other reports on N47445 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210726011969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210726011969I), Jul 26, 2021: Piper PA-28R-201T (N47445), St. George, UT, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to indicate down and locked. Repeated attempts to cycle the gear were unsuccessful, the red gear unsafe light came on, then all electrical…
- [Accident 19800620022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800620022079A), Jun 20, 1980: Piper PA28R201T (N47445), Cedar City, UT, Substantial damage. Attempted emergency landing. Resulted in crash on road.

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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