What happened
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Okeechobee, FL (obe): privacy data omitted, PA-24-260, experienced a nose gear collapse upon landing on runway 23.
Aircraft was towed from the runway. No on field facility to investigate cause. Reason: unknown; POB: 2; injuries: none; damage: extent unknown. 01/19/2023 1740Z (12:40EST)
Pilot statement departed home base, witham field (sua), to do some touch n’ go landings at Okeechobee (obe). After about 7 landings the gear down was put down midfield, landed on runway centerline, and felt the gear collapse. The pilot then noticed the prop hitting the ground and the plane skidded to a stop. The plane stopped at approximately 2000’ from the threshold coming to rest on the south edge of the runway. A passenger, a private pilot, noticed 3 green lights on final approach, and also felt the main gear first contact the runway. They both stated that the main gear seemed to collapse when the nose gear touched down shortly after the mains, the landing was normal before the collapse, and the aircraft did not bounce.
Unable to determan cause of gear up landing. Examinination of landing gear and indication systems for malfuction was not made avaiable. Passenger stated 3 green lights prior to landing. Landing gear indicator lights consist of 1-green 1-amber 1-white. All 3 landing gear cable ends were bent showing gear was not fully down and locked. Reason unkown.
As the FAA filed it
OKEECHOBEE, FL (OBE): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PA-24-260, EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 23.
AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY. NO ON FIELD FACILITY TO INVESTIGATE CAUSE. REASON: UNKNOWN; POB: 2; INJURIES: NONE; DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 01/19/2023 1740Z (12:40EST)
PILOT STATEMENT DEPARTED HOME BASE, WITHAM FIELD (SUA), TO DO SOME TOUCH N’ GO LANDINGS AT OKEECHOBEE (OBE). AFTER ABOUT 7 LANDINGS THE GEAR DOWN WAS PUT DOWN MIDFIELD, LANDED ON RUNWAY CENTERLINE, AND FELT THE GEAR COLLAPSE. THE PILOT THEN NOTICED THE PROP HITTING THE GROUND AND THE PLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE PLANE STOPPED AT APPROXIMATELY 2000’ FROM THE THRESHOLD COMING TO REST ON THE SOUTH EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. A PASSENGER, A PRIVATE PILOT, NOTICED 3 GREEN LIGHTS ON FINAL APPROACH, AND ALSO FELT THE MAIN GEAR FIRST CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THEY BOTH STATED THAT THE MAIN GEAR SEEMED TO COLLAPSE WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN SHORTLY AFTER THE MAINS, THE LANDING WAS NORMAL BEFORE THE COLLAPSE, AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT BOUNCE.
UNABLE TO DETERMAN CAUSE OF GEAR UP LANDING. EXAMININATION OF LANDING GEAR AND INDICATION SYSTEMS FOR MALFUCTION WAS NOT MADE AVAIABLE. PASSENGER STATED 3 GREEN LIGHTS PRIOR TO LANDING. LANDING GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS CONSIST OF 1-GREEN 1-AMBER 1-WHITE. ALL 3 LANDING GEAR CABLE ENDS WERE BENT SHOWING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY DOWN AND LOCKED. REASON UNKOWN.
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