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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Port St. Lucie, FL · August 29, 2025

Date: August 29, 2025 · 10:08 local
Place: Port St. Lucie, FL
Airport: Treasure Coast Airpark
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N930MD
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,000 total4,140 in this make and model146 in the last 90 days

N930MDRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3787 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Pilot experienced a gear issue as he was making his approach into rwy 28R at pbi. Pilot conducted a low approach, nose

Gear appeared in the up position. Pilot elected to divert to his home base of FL37. Upon landing, the aircraft was reported to

Have experienced nose cone damage. Port St. Lucie, FL (FL37): privacy data omitted, PA23, experienced a nose gear malfunction and landed on runway 10/28 with the nose gear retracted. Aircraft became disabled on the runway. The gear was deployed manually and aircraft was moved to the ramp. No injury to the pilot and aircraft sustained minor damage.

Pilot statement: I was flying on part 91 leg to pbi and the gear didn't go down. Tried using manual pump and ended up using CO2 bottle to blow gear down. Only got green lights for main gear and could see nose wasn't extended in the mirror. Tried numerous maneuvers in air and touch and goes to get it to extend. Ended up landing with no nose gear with props feathered. Only damage was to the nose.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXPERIENCED A GEAR ISSUE AS HE WAS MAKING HIS APPROACH INTO RWY 28R AT PBI. PILOT CONDUCTED A LOW APPROACH, NOSE

GEAR APPEARED IN THE UP POSITION. PILOT ELECTED TO DIVERT TO HIS HOME BASE OF FL37. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED TO

HAVE EXPERIENCED NOSE CONE DAMAGE. PORT ST. LUCIE, FL (FL37): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PA23, EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR MALFUNCTION AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 10/28 WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT BECAME DISABLED ON THE RUNWAY. THE GEAR WAS DEPLOYED MANUALLY AND AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO THE RAMP. NO INJURY TO THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

PILOT STATEMENT: I WAS FLYING ON PART 91 LEG TO PBI AND THE GEAR DIDN'T GO DOWN. TRIED USING MANUAL PUMP AND ENDED UP USING CO2 BOTTLE TO BLOW GEAR DOWN. ONLY GOT GREEN LIGHTS FOR MAIN GEAR AND COULD SEE NOSE WASN'T EXTENDED IN THE MIRROR. TRIED NUMEROUS MANEUVERS IN AIR AND TOUCH AND GOES TO GET IT TO EXTEND. ENDED UP LANDING WITH NO NOSE GEAR WITH PROPS FEATHERED. ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE NOSE.