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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA 46-350P · Denton, TX · January 21, 2023

Date: January 21, 2023 · 16:30 local
Place: Denton, TX
Airport: Denton Enterprise
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N722ET
Reported as: Piper PA 46-350P
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,800 total

N722ETRegistered now · Piper PA 46-350PS/N 4636047 · Built 1996 Airframe modelPiper PA 46-350P Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that when he arrived at the hangar, his aircraft had already been pulled outside. He performed his preflight and taxied out. During takeoff it felt like there was an unexpected cross wind. When he retracted the gear he had a gear warning. He cycled the gear twice and still had the warning. He did a fly-by of the tower and was informed that his gear looked up but the nose gear door was still open. He lowered the gear and got a down locked indication. Tower informed him that his gear appeared to be down. When he landed the aircraft was pulling to the right. He kept it on the runway until it slowed and then let it move off the runway to stop. Maintenance reported it was a broken steering arm. Maintenance stated that when the nose gear is over rotated it will crack the arm and then when the gear is raised it breaks the arm. The pilot stated he does not know who towed the aircraft out of the hangar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE HANGAR, HIS AIRCRAFT HAD ALREADY BEEN PULLED OUTSIDE. HE PERFORMED HIS PREFLIGHT AND TAXIED OUT. DURING TAKEOFF IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED CROSS WIND. WHEN HE RETRACTED THE GEAR HE HAD A GEAR WARNING. HE CYCLED THE GEAR TWICE AND STILL HAD THE WARNING. HE DID A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS GEAR LOOKED UP BUT THE NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS STILL OPEN. HE LOWERED THE GEAR AND GOT A DOWN LOCKED INDICATION. TOWER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. WHEN HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. HE KEPT IT ON THE RUNWAY UNTIL IT SLOWED AND THEN LET IT MOVE OFF THE RUNWAY TO STOP. MAINTENANCE REPORTED IT WAS A BROKEN STEERING ARM. MAINTENANCE STATED THAT WHEN THE NOSE GEAR IS OVER ROTATED IT WILL CRACK THE ARM AND THEN WHEN THE GEAR IS RAISED IT BREAKS THE ARM. THE PILOT STATED HE DOES NOT KNOW WHO TOWED THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGAR.

Other reports on N722ET · 1

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

Incident 20011007029129IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Jackson, MS(-23) Aircraft landed rwy 34R. Approximately 5 seconds after the nose gear touched down the aircraft turned to the left. The nose gear collapsed. The aircraft came to a full stop. Incident number: JAN2002001Oct 7, 2001 · Minor damage