# Incident 20230316003779I: Piper PA-32RT-300T, Jacksonville, FL, March 16, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2023, 19:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Craig Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N788JC-2025-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32RT-300T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230316003779I

## Narrative

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

UPON A LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PILOT EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM, BUT THE DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE, AND THE 25 AMP LANDING GEAR PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. A C/B RESET WAS UNSUCCESFUL. AFTER CONTACTING THE TOWER, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED EXTENDED BUT NOT IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE PILOT HAD NO OTHER RECOURSE THAN TO LAND IN THE CURRENT CONDITION, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLAPSED NOSE LANDING GEAR AND BENT PROPELLORS.

## Other reports on N788JC (1)

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

- [Incident 20160307009049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160307009049I), Mar 7, 2016: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N788JC), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. 03/08/2016 ? Interview with airman indicated he took off at approximately 03/07/16 1145L from ktus en route to mmpe. Upon traffic pattern sequence at mmpe,…

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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