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Light twin landed successfully with partial nose gear extension. Both propellers damaged when gear fully collapsed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 438716 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199906 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : apa.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : d01.tracon tower : apa.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 55 flight time total : 1020 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 438716 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time type : 24 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Nosewheel on PA44-180 partially extended. Reviewed checklist for gear failure several times. Proceeded with emergency extension and abrupt maneuvering to try and force nose gear to down and locked position. No success. Partially extended nose gear collapsed on touchdown. Both propellers struck pavement, no injuries. All required inspections were compiled with. Made approach with power for safety instead of feathering engines high to try and avoid propeller strike. Pulled mixtures to idle cutoff in a nose high attitude just before touchdown. Propellers were still windmilling when nose touched down causing propeller strike. Slid about 100 yards on main gear and aircraft's nose. Student turned off fuel and electrics while stopping. Departed aircraft, no fire. Decision to keep engines running was for passenger safety. We were 200 pounds below maximum gross and she does not glide well. A softer landing was safest and there is a gas pwred heater in the nose cone. Pilot had flown 1.2 hours previous to this flight. Had 20 hours in last 30 days in same aircraft, and 24 hours make and model.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LIGHT TWIN LANDED SUCCESSFULLY WITH PARTIAL NOSE GEAR EXTENSION. BOTH PROPS DAMAGED WHEN GEAR FULLY COLLAPSED.
Narrative: NOSEWHEEL ON PA44-180 PARTIALLY EXTENDED. REVIEWED CHKLIST FOR GEAR FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES. PROCEEDED WITH EMER EXTENSION AND ABRUPT MANEUVERING TO TRY AND FORCE NOSE GEAR TO DOWN AND LOCKED POS. NO SUCCESS. PARTIALLY EXTENDED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. BOTH PROPS STRUCK PAVEMENT, NO INJURIES. ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS WERE COMPILED WITH. MADE APCH WITH PWR FOR SAFETY INSTEAD OF FEATHERING ENGS HIGH TO TRY AND AVOID PROP STRIKE. PULLED MIXTURES TO IDLE CUTOFF IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. PROPS WERE STILL WINDMILLING WHEN NOSE TOUCHED DOWN CAUSING PROP STRIKE. SLID ABOUT 100 YARDS ON MAIN GEAR AND ACFT'S NOSE. STUDENT TURNED OFF FUEL AND ELECTRICS WHILE STOPPING. DEPARTED ACFT, NO FIRE. DECISION TO KEEP ENGS RUNNING WAS FOR PAX SAFETY. WE WERE 200 LBS BELOW MAX GROSS AND SHE DOES NOT GLIDE WELL. A SOFTER LNDG WAS SAFEST AND THERE IS A GAS PWRED HEATER IN THE NOSE CONE. PLT HAD FLOWN 1.2 HRS PREVIOUS TO THIS FLT. HAD 20 HRS IN LAST 30 DAYS IN SAME ACFT, AND 24 HRS MAKE AND MODEL.
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.