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Piper PA28-200R nose gear failed to extend causing the pilot to make emergency landing with the nose gear in the retracted position resulting in damage to the aircraft nose cowling, propeller and engine.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 552756 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200207 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 100 |
| ASRS Report | 552756 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear position indication other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During descent for landing, nosewheel did not extend (door was stuck preventing extension). Landed on main wheels at redwing, no injuries. Damage to cowling and engine is under investigation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PIPER PA28-200R NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND CAUSING THE PLT TO MAKE EMER LNDG WITH THE NOSE GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POS RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE ACFT NOSE COWLING, PROP AND ENG.
Narrative: DURING DSCNT FOR LNDG, NOSEWHEEL DID NOT EXTEND (DOOR WAS STUCK PREVENTING EXTENSION). LANDED ON MAIN WHEELS AT REDWING, NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO COWLING AND ENG IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
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.