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Private pilot of a piper PA32R, lance, had the nosewheel collapse during the landing rollout due to electrical system malfunction. The aircraft sustained damage to the propeller and nose cowling.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 362631 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 3t1 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pns |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 4150 flight time type : 3801 |
| ASRS Report | 362631 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Electric system failed. Landed at cleburne to see what problem. Alternator belt off. Alternator pulley not aligned with propeller pulley. Alternator had recently been installed. Charged battery. Flew to tyler for repairs. Battery dead on arrival. No radio, could not talk to tyler approach. Flew to quitman. Propeller struck runway, then came to rest on lower cowling. Plane came to rest on cowling and the two back mains in the right side of centerline. Called tyler FBO. They sent 2 mechanics to pull tail down, remove propeller, lock nosegear in place, and they pulled plane to hangar to store for repairs.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A PIPER PA32R, LANCE, HAD THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSE DURING THE LNDG ROLLOUT DUE TO ELECTRICAL SYS MALFUNCTION. THE ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND NOSE COWLING.
Narrative: ELECTRIC SYS FAILED. LANDED AT CLEBURNE TO SEE WHAT PROB. ALTERNATOR BELT OFF. ALTERNATOR PULLEY NOT ALIGNED WITH PROP PULLEY. ALTERNATOR HAD RECENTLY BEEN INSTALLED. CHARGED BATTERY. FLEW TO TYLER FOR REPAIRS. BATTERY DEAD ON ARR. NO RADIO, COULD NOT TALK TO TYLER APCH. FLEW TO QUITMAN. PROP STRUCK RWY, THEN CAME TO REST ON LOWER COWLING. PLANE CAME TO REST ON COWLING AND THE TWO BACK MAINS IN THE R SIDE OF CTRLINE. CALLED TYLER FBO. THEY SENT 2 MECHS TO PULL TAIL DOWN, REMOVE PROP, LOCK NOSEGEAR IN PLACE, AND THEY PULLED PLANE TO HANGAR TO STORE FOR REPAIRS.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.