Piper PA-34-200-2, G-ELBC, 31 December 2001

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Published: 10 December 2014

• Category: General aviation - fixed wing
• Report type: Bulletin - Correspondence investigation
• Date of occurrence: 31 December 2001
• Aircraft type: Piper PA-34-200-2
• Location: Stapleford Airfield, Essex
• Registration: G-ELBC

Piper PA-34-200-2, G-ELBC

Summary:

The aircraft was being used for a training flight with an instructor and student pilot aboard. When, after take-off, the landing gear was selected up, the ‘Gear in Transit/Unsafe’ light remained ‘on’. After selecting the gear to ‘down’ again, the instructor observed that the main landing gear indicated ‘down and locked’ but there was no nose gear indication. The view in the external mirror showed that the nose gear was approximately half way down.

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Published 10 December 2014