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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Edgewater, MD · October 15, 1978

Date: October 15, 1978 · 11:00 local
Place: Edgewater, MD
Airport: Lee
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N33303
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total100 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N33303Registered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7570102 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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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 touchdown. No gear discrepancies found. Suspect pilot retracted gear inadvertently.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN. NO GEAR DISCREPANCIES FOUND. SUSPECT PILOT RETRACTED GEAR INADVERTENTLY.