19851107059059I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Seattle, WA · November 7, 1985

Date: November 7, 1985 · 19:15 local
Place: Seattle, WA
Airport: Tacoma International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: APCA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4377X
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360EB
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,500 total400 in this make and model140 in the last 90 days

N4377XRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2006 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7670035 · Built 1975 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 when pilot attempted a tight turn using high engine power and differential braking.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED A TIGHT TURN USING HIGH ENGINE POWER AND DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING.

Other reports on N4377X · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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