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FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Albany, GA · May 7, 2022

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Date
May 7, 2022 · 11:27 local
Place
Albany, GA
Airport
Southwest Georgia Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N555UW
Reported as
Piper PA-32RT-300T
Reported engine
Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
572 total
N555UWRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300TS/N 32R-7887117 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300TEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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At the conclusion of a uneventful part 91 IFR flight from kgvl to kaby, after turning final for runway 23 at kaby the pilot extended the aircraft landing gear in preparation for landing, after running through the landing checklist the pilot noted the lack of a landing gear down and locked indication (green light). The pilot stated he checked the breakers and attempted to cycle the gear, however the landing gear did not respond. The pilot notified the tower and requested the tower visually check his gear, the tower air traffic controller confirmed the gear was only partially deployed. The pilot requested to fly south of the field to troubleshoot the gear malfunction, tower granted his request. The pilot claimed he performed the emergency checklist, checked the circuit breakers and performed the emergency gear extension procedures and made several ?s? Turns in an attempt to bring the gear down, with still no gear down and locked indication he requested another flyby of the tower to check his gear, this time the tower could see the two mains appeared down but was unsure if the nose gear was fully deployed. At this point the pilot made the decision to land on the crosswind runway 35, tower cleared the aircraft for landing. On touchdown the nose gear collapsed resulting in damage to the engine, propeller and lower nose bowl of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AT THE CONCLUSION OF A UNEVENTFUL PART 91 IFR FLIGHT FROM KGVL TO KABY, AFTER TURNING FINAL FOR RUNWAY 23 AT KABY THE PILOT EXTENDED THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING, AFTER RUNNING THROUGH THE LANDING CHECKLIST THE PILOT NOTED THE LACK OF A LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION (GREEN LIGHT). THE PILOT STATED HE CHECKED THE BREAKERS AND ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE GEAR, HOWEVER THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER AND REQUESTED THE TOWER VISUALLY CHECK HIS GEAR, THE TOWER AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THE PILOT REQUESTED TO FLY SOUTH OF THE FIELD TO TROUBLESHOOT THE GEAR MALFUNCTION, TOWER GRANTED HIS REQUEST. THE PILOT CLAIMED HE PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, CHECKED THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND PERFORMED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES AND MADE SEVERAL ?S? TURNS IN AN ATTEMPT TO BRING THE GEAR DOWN, WITH STILL NO GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION HE REQUESTED ANOTHER FLYBY OF THE TOWER TO CHECK HIS GEAR, THIS TIME THE TOWER COULD SEE THE TWO MAINS APPEARED DOWN BUT WAS UNSURE IF THE NOSE GEAR WAS FULLY DEPLOYED. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO LAND ON THE CROSSWIND RUNWAY 35, TOWER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. ON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, PROPELLER AND LOWER NOSE BOWL OF THE AIRCRAFT.