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Date: | Tuesday 28 May 2024 |
Time: | c. 18:05 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N6173J |
MSN: | 32R-7680324 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU/KRDU), NC -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | LaBelle Municipal Airport, FL (X14) |
Destination airport: | Erwin-Harnett Regional Jetport Airport, NC (KHRJ) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:A Piper PA-32R-300 Cherokee Lance experienced a nose gear malfunction and made an emergency nose down landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU/KRDU), North Carolina.
The four occupants and their four dogs were not injured and the aircraft received minor damage.
Instead of landing at Harnett Regional Jetport (KHRJ), Erwin, North Carolina, the pilot decided to divert to RDU.
Sources:
https://www.wral.com/story/plane-makes-hard-landing-at-rdu-no-one-injured/21454488/ https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6173J https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N6173J/history/20240528/2103Z https://scontent-ams2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/86603420_2948362941841812_7692701948042018816_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=ZLBdCJ3M6egQ7kNvgEoOSQ-&_nc_ht=scontent-ams2-1.xx&oh=00_AYBJqHt5zVnJsDgVu3BFckyi2j_oimd-pG7dSMIcNewHVA&oe=667E7374 (photo)
Location
Images:
![](/photos/wiki/2024/20240528_P32R_N6173J_22246.jpg)
RWY 5R KRDU
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-May-2024 08:08 |
gerard57 |
Added |
29-May-2024 09:15 |
vasilf |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
29-May-2024 09:21 |
vasilf |
Updated [Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
29-May-2024 09:25 |
vasilf |
Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
29-May-2024 11:31 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
10-Jun-2024 06:04 |
Minormw |
Updated [Photo] |
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