19861220070639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA34220T · Lubbock, TX · December 20, 1986

Date: December 20, 1986 · 16:09 local
Place: Lubbock, TX
Airport: Lubbock International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8456X
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW87LA036
Reported as: Piper PA34220T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360KB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,674 total440 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Porpoised on landing and the nose gear collapsed on the second touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

PORPOISED ON LANDING AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW87LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLubbock, TXThe plt stated that after a normal apch, he made a hard landing on the main gear and the acft bounced. He further stated that the second contact was hard on the main gear and that the nose gear collapsed when it touched down the 2nd time. Damage sustained by…Dec 20, 1986 · Substantial damage