What happened
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On March 12, 2023, at 1019 MST, privacy data omitted, a Piper PA-32R-300, owned by co-operative cross roads flying club, and operated by private pilot privacy data omitted landed and had the nose landing gear collapse on runway 8 at kabq, Albuquerque international airport. The flight was being conducted for personal purposes. The aircraft departed kaeg, double eagle ii airport at approximately 1000 MST on March 12, 2023 and was flying under 14 CFR 91 and VFR in VMC. The pilot did not file a flight plan. The pilot was the only occupant and he was uninjured.
The aircraft sustained minor damage during the nose landing gear collapse. The pilot reported that he had performed a pre-landing check and recalled see three green lights, indicating that the landing gear was down and locked. Investigation revealed through the process of recovery on the runway that once the nose was raised and power was applied, the nose landing gear extended and locked normally. The landing gear system has not been evaluated yet due to the aircraft owner and insurance company still working to decide on where to perform repairs. It is the iic’s opinion that either the pilot mismanaging the landing gear or a landing gear malfunction were the root cause for this incident. An amendment to this report will be submitted if additional information becomes available to isolate one of these causes.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 12, 2023, AT 1019 MST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PIPER PA-32R-300, OWNED BY CO-OPERATIVE CROSS ROADS FLYING CLUB, AND OPERATED BY PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AND HAD THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ON RUNWAY 8 AT KABQ, ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KAEG, DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MST ON MARCH 12, 2023 AND WAS FLYING UNDER 14 CFR 91 AND VFR IN VMC. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND HE WAS UNINJURED.
THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD PERFORMED A PRE-LANDING CHECK AND RECALLED SEE THREE GREEN LIGHTS, INDICATING THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THROUGH THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY ON THE RUNWAY THAT ONCE THE NOSE WAS RAISED AND POWER WAS APPLIED, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED NORMALLY. THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED YET DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND INSURANCE COMPANY STILL WORKING TO DECIDE ON WHERE TO PERFORM REPAIRS. IT IS THE IIC’S OPINION THAT EITHER THE PILOT MISMANAGING THE LANDING GEAR OR A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION WERE THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT. AN AMENDMENT TO THIS REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE TO ISOLATE ONE OF THESE CAUSES.
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