# Incident 20240717008369I: Piper PA-42-720, Springfield, IL, July 17, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2024, 14:55 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Abraham Lincoln Capital
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8446° N, 89.6776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABRAHAM LINCOLN CAPITAL (SPI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8446&lon=-89.6776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444CY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444CY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-42-720 (registry code 7104212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-42-720) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-61 (registry code 52274, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-61) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-42-720
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-61
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240717008369I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FRON KLOT TO KSPI.  WHEN THE PILOT PUT THE GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POSITION, A 'POP' WAS HEARD AND THE NLG WAS NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION.  THE PILOT STARTED THE EMERGENCY GEAR CHECKLIST AND FOLLOWED THROUGH IT 3 TIMES.  THE NLG REMAINED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE AND WOULD NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND.  THE PILOT PERFORMED A FLY-BY OF THE CONTROL TOWER TO CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN.  THE PILOT SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES, FEATHERED THE PROPELLERS, AND SHUT OFF ELECTRICAL BEFORE LANDING.  AS SOON AS THE NLG TOUCHED DOWN, IT COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN RUNWAY 31.  UPON INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INCIDENT, A BOLT WAS MISSING FROM THE NLG ACTUATOR THAT CONNECTED IT TO THE NLG ASSEMBLY.

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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