20240530006779I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Manhattan, KS · May 30, 2024

Date: May 30, 2024 · 18:43 local
Place: Manhattan, KS
Airport: Manhattan Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N65BD
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1A5D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,600 total250 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N65BDRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7680083 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540-K1A5DReciprocating

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What happened

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On 5/30/2024 at approximately 1843 a Piper PA-32R-300 diverted to kmhk, Manhattan Regional Airport due to suspected vacuum pump failure. During landing the nose gear failed to extent and lock. This resulted in the nose gear collapsing during landing. Upon collapse of the nose gear damage was limited to the cowling, cowl flaps and items forward of the fire wall. Damage is isolated to fire wall foward and is determined as an incident. There was no bodily injury reported and no damage to airport property.

As the FAA filed it

ON 5/30/2024 AT APPROXIMATELY 1843 A PIPER PA-32R-300 DIVERTED TO KMHK, MANHATTAN REGIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO SUSPECTED VACUUM PUMP FAILURE. DURING LANDING THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTENT AND LOCK. THIS RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING DURING LANDING. UPON COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE COWLING, COWL FLAPS AND ITEMS FORWARD OF THE FIRE WALL. DAMAGE IS ISOLATED TO FIRE WALL FOWARD AND IS DETERMINED AS AN INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO BODILY INJURY REPORTED AND NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY.