20240528006649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Raleigh, NC · May 28, 2024

Date: May 28, 2024 · 18:04 local
Place: Raleigh, NC
Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6173J
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 618 total

N6173JRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680324 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 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.

On 05/28/2024 a PA32R aircraft landed at the Raleigh Durham international airport (rdu) on runway 5R with the nose wheel only partially down and locked. There were no reported injuries. The aircraft was operated by an instrument rated private pilot, and carrying three passengers and four dogs. The pilot diverted from harnett regional airport (khrj) to rdu when the pilot noticed there were no gear indicator lights illuminated and did not feel the gear drop or notice a change in pitch or airspeed. The pilot declared an emergency and landed on 5R with minor damage and no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/28/2024 A PA32R AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE RALEIGH DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RDU) ON RUNWAY 5R WITH THE NOSE WHEEL ONLY PARTIALLY DOWN AND LOCKED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY AN INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND CARRYING THREE PASSENGERS AND FOUR DOGS. THE PILOT DIVERTED FROM HARNETT REGIONAL AIRPORT (KHRJ) TO RDU WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED THERE WERE NO GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND DID NOT FEEL THE GEAR DROP OR NOTICE A CHANGE IN PITCH OR AIRSPEED. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED ON 5R WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND NO REPORTED INJURIES.