19890130005999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA34200 · Des Moines, IA · January 30, 1989

Date
January 30, 1989 · 13:45 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Des Moines International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
SSUA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N44RK
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,200 total400 in this make and model120 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.

Bang when gear extended. Safe light on nose gear collapsed on landing. Upper NLG drag link mount bolt was broken.

As the FAA filed it

BANG WHEN GEAR EXTENDED. SAFE LIGHT ON NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. UPPER NLG DRAG LINK MOUNT BOLT WAS BROKEN.

Other reports on N44RK · 1

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