A piper arrow (PA28) landed after the nose gear failed to extend because of a malfunction. During th...

Attributes
ACN	855373
Time
Date	200910
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-28R Cherokee Arrow All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Nose Gear
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12 Flight Crew Total 654 Flight Crew Type 489
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR

Narrative:

Nose gear failed to extend (no light indication) I declared an emergency and landed per emergency procedures. One passenger; no injuries or damage other than to the aircraft. The FAA identified incorrect information on the airworthiness certificate. The aircraft registration number was changed by the prior owner and the certificate was never changed to identify the new registration number. I met with FAA representative at the local office. They advised me that the FAA; all ia (inspecation authorization) representatives and owners of the aircraft were in violation and that since everyone was wrong for the last 20 some years; that no action would be taken. They issued me a new airworthiness certificate at that time. They also were concerned with the ia that did the annual and advised me about how they prefer the log books should be filled out. The same FAA representative advised me that no action would be taken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A Piper Arrow (PA28) landed after the nose gear failed to extend because of a malfunction. During the subsequent FAA inquiry; it was discovered that the aircraft's registration number had been changed but the Aircraft Certificate was not changed to reflect the new number.

Narrative: Nose gear failed to extend (no light indication) I declared an emergency and landed per emergency procedures. One passenger; no injuries or damage other than to the aircraft. The FAA identified incorrect information on the Airworthiness Certificate. The aircraft registration number was changed by the prior owner and the Certificate was never changed to identify the new registration number. I met with FAA representative at the local office. They advised me that the FAA; all IA (Inspecation Authorization) representatives and owners of the aircraft were in violation and that since everyone was wrong for the last 20 some years; that no action would be taken. They issued me a new Airworthiness Certificate at that time. They also were concerned with the IA that did the annual and advised me about how they prefer the log books should be filled out. The same FAA representative advised me that no action would be taken.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

A piper arrow (PA28) landed after the nose gear failed to extend because of a malfunction. During the subsequent FAA inquiry; it was discovered that the aircraft's registration number had been changed but the aircraft certificate was not changed to reflect the new number.