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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Albuquerque, NM · February 1, 1978

Date: February 1, 1978 · 12:50 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Airport: International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1034U
Reported as: Piper PA34200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,206 total27 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N1034URegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2011 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250015 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot unable to get the nose gear down, landed with props horizontal, damaged nose section only.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNABLE TO GET THE NOSE GEAR DOWN, LANDED WITH PROPS HORIZONTAL, DAMAGED NOSE SECTION ONLY.