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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Cheraw, SC · March 21, 1978

Date: March 21, 1978 · 16:30 local
Place: Cheraw, SC
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8834F
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,200 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N8834FRegistration cancelled Nov 15, 2012 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780118 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Nose gear collapsed after landing. Due to a broken downlock hook. Break was fresh with metal crystallized.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. DUE TO A BROKEN DOWNLOCK HOOK. BREAK WAS FRESH WITH METAL CRYSTALLIZED.