TRACY, CA, USA
N7449J
PIPER PA-28R-180
THE ACFT MADE A HARD LANDING WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLT. ON THE SEVENTH APPROACH FOR LANDING THE NOSE GEAR GREEN LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE CFI CONTINUED THE APPROACH WHILE TAPPING ON THE BULB. WHEN HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND THE ACFT HAD DESCENDED SO LOW THAT IT IMPACTED THE RWY HARD ENOUGH TO BEND THE LEFT WING MAIN SPAR. A GO-AROUND AND LANDING WAS MADE AND THE ACFT RECEIVED NO FURTHER DAMAGE. THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE FOR THE FINAL LANDING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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