# Incident 20260818011759I: Piper PA-28R-200, Lebanon, OH, August 18, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2026, 21:20 local time
- Place: Lebanon, OH
- Airport: Lebanon-Warren County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4256° N, 84.2132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lebanon, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4256&lon=-84.2132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2995R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2995R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,941 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260818011759I

## Narrative

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

AFTER PERFORMING TWO TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS WITHOUT ISSUE AT WARREN COUNTY AIRPORT (I68), THE PILOT INITIATED A THIRD APPROACH AND SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN. ONLY THE MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS AND THE GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.

THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE THE LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE INDICATION REMAINED UNCHANGED. CONTACTING UNICOM, THE PILOT ASKED IF ANYONE ON THE GROUND COULD VISUALLY CONFIRM THE GEAR POSITION. A CESSNA PILOT WHO HAD JUST LANDED REPORTED SEEING THREE GEAR, BUT REQUESTED ANOTHER LOW PASS TO GET A BETTER LOOK. DURING THIS SUBSEQUENT APPROACH, THE CESSNA PILOT CONFIRMED IT APPEARED ALL THREE LANDING GEAR WERE EXTENDED.

DURING THE ENSUING GO-AROUND, THE ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP FULL POWER, AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUGGLED TO CLIMB. REVIEWING THE ENGINE MONITOR, THE PILOT IDENTIFIED CYLINDER #3 AS THE SOURCE OF THE POWER LOSS. FACED WITH NIGHT CONDITIONS AND COMPOUNDING EMERGENCIES—INCLUDING PARTIAL POWER LOSS AND UNCERTAIN GEAR INDICATION—THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITHOUT A POSITIVE NOSE GEAR DOWN-AND-LOCKED INDICATION.

UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SECURED THE FUEL AND ELECTRICAL POWER BEFORE EXITING THE AIRCRAFT UNASSISTED.

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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