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FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Porterville, CA · April 15, 1982

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Date
April 15, 1982 · 09:00 local
Place
Porterville, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3044B
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,500 total500 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days
N3044BRegistration cancelled May 5, 2009 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7970012 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Unable to lower nose gear. Landed nose gear up on grass. Turning radius stop on trunion bent by towing.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE GEAR. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP ON GRASS. TURNING RADIUS STOP ON TRUNION BENT BY TOWING.