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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Frankfort, IL · June 25, 1985

Date: June 25, 1985 · 08:50 local
Place: Frankfort, IL
Airport: Frankfort
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4645P
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming O540A1D5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total125 in this make and model275 in the last 90 days

N4645PRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2014 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-166 · Built 1960 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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 during rollout. Found badly worn downlock latch.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT. FOUND BADLY WORN DOWNLOCK LATCH.