# Incident 20220507013309I: Piper PA-32RT-300T, Albany, GA, May 7, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2022, 11:27 local time
- Place: Albany, GA
- Airport: Southwest Georgia Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5355° N, 84.1945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHWEST GEORGIA RGNL (ABY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5355&lon=-84.1945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555UW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555UW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 572 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220507013309I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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