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Subsequent to the expiration of its annual maintenance certification; PA46 suffers collapse of nose gear on landing following a hydraulic failure.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 794706 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mjx.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1000 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : wri.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 794706 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other maintenance problem : improper documentation non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
A hydraulic line evidently broke during departure. This was only ascertained after landing. Immediately during climb out; attempts to raise the gear were unsuccessful causing gear and hydraulic pump warning annunciator lights. After many attempts to rectify the situation it became apparent that a landing had to occur fully expecting a nose gear collapse. The indicators showed the main landing gear down and locked but not the nose gear. A nose-up landing did occur with damage to the aircraft. The purpose of this report is not to discuss the above; but to disclose that I now realize this flight occurred after expiration of the annual for the airplane. I offer no excuses; but ask myself how I allowed this to happen.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SUBSEQUENT TO THE EXPIRATION OF ITS ANNUAL MAINT CERTIFICATION; PA46 SUFFERS COLLAPSE OF NOSE GEAR ON LANDING FOLLOWING A HYDRAULIC FAILURE.
Narrative: A HYD LINE EVIDENTLY BROKE DURING DEP. THIS WAS ONLY ASCERTAINED AFTER LNDG. IMMEDIATELY DURING CLBOUT; ATTEMPTS TO RAISE THE GEAR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL CAUSING GEAR AND HYD PUMP WARNING ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION IT BECAME APPARENT THAT A LNDG HAD TO OCCUR FULLY EXPECTING A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. THE INDICATORS SHOWED THE MAIN LNDG GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED BUT NOT THE NOSE GEAR. A NOSE-UP LNDG DID OCCUR WITH DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RPT IS NOT TO DISCUSS THE ABOVE; BUT TO DISCLOSE THAT I NOW REALIZE THIS FLT OCCURRED AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE ANNUAL FOR THE AIRPLANE. I OFFER NO EXCUSES; BUT ASK MYSELF HOW I ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.