Nose gear fails to extend and lock for landing.

Attributes
ACN	263929
Time
Date	199402
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tup
State Reference	MS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 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 other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	263929
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Nosewheel would not extend. Did numerous recycling of gear, unusual attitudes, and still would not extend. I even bumped the runway with the main gear, but to no avail. The mechanic thinks a cable may have hung on the gear. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states it has been difficult to find out what caused the problem. Mechanic took off the cowling, reached in and wiggled a bit and the gear came down. It was later he noticed the cable was somewhat frayed. The insurance adjuster does not think the cable is the problem. 2 diverse opinions. Reporter had cut the engine prior to landing but it was still windmilling. Propeller was bent, gear doors scraped a bit, some of the nosewheel mechanism damaged. Aircraft is a cherokee arrow.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NOSE GEAR FAILS TO EXTEND AND LOCK FOR LNDG.

Narrative: NOSEWHEEL WOULD NOT EXTEND. DID NUMEROUS RECYCLING OF GEAR, UNUSUAL ATTITUDES, AND STILL WOULD NOT EXTEND. I EVEN BUMPED THE RWY WITH THE MAIN GEAR, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MECH THINKS A CABLE MAY HAVE HUNG ON THE GEAR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THE PROB. MECH TOOK OFF THE COWLING, REACHED IN AND WIGGLED A BIT AND THE GEAR CAME DOWN. IT WAS LATER HE NOTICED THE CABLE WAS SOMEWHAT FRAYED. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER DOES NOT THINK THE CABLE IS THE PROB. 2 DIVERSE OPINIONS. RPTR HAD CUT THE ENG PRIOR TO LNDG BUT IT WAS STILL WINDMILLING. PROP WAS BENT, GEAR DOORS SCRAPED A BIT, SOME OF THE NOSEWHEEL MECHANISM DAMAGED. ACFT IS A CHEROKEE ARROW.

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.