ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225154
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 May 2019 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-44-180 Seminole |
| Owner/operator: | Airgo Inc |
| Registration: | N39693 |
| MSN: | 44-7995025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7429 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-E1A6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Centralia Municipal Airport (ENL/KENL), Centralia, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Centralia Municipal Airport, IL (ENL/KENL) |
| Centralia Municipal Airport, IL (ENL/KENL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While performing the Before Landing checklist following an instructional flight in the multiengine airplane, the flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction noticed that the nose landing gear light did not illuminate when the gear was extended, and the nose gear appeared only partially extended. The pilots performed the emergency gear extension procedure, which was unsuccessful, and subsequently attempted maneuvers to extend the gear; however, the nose gear would not extend. The pilots returned to the airport and landed in the soft, wet grass next to the runway, during which the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage.
Postaccident examination of the nose landing gear system and emergency gear extension system did not reveal any anomalies that could have resulted in the failure of the nose gear to extend; however, a detailed examination of the system was not possible due to the extent of the impact damage.
Probable Cause: The failure of the nose landing gear to extend for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN19LA142
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N39693
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 April 1986 | N39693 | Indianapolis Aviation | 0 | Noblesville, IN | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2019 13:55 | Geno | Added |
| 16-May-2019 16:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2021 14:00 | rvargast17 | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 08-Jul-2022 17:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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