19881117050999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · St Louis, MO · November 17, 1988

Date: November 17, 1988 · 06:20 local
Place: St Louis, MO
Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: DFJA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1072U
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total500 in this make and model360 in the last 90 days

N1072URegistration cancelled Mar 21, 2007 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250068 · Built 1971 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot unaware of nose gear damage by line personnel. Gear jammed on takeoff. Returned. Gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNAWARE OF NOSE GEAR DAMAGE BY LINE PERSONNEL. GEAR JAMMED ON TAKEOFF. RETURNED. GEAR COLLAPSED.