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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Santa Ana, CA · March 17, 1989

Date: March 17, 1989 · 18:20 local
Place: Santa Ana, CA
Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Cou
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1436T
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 497 total40 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N1436TRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250317 · Built 1972 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.

Nose gear retracted on rollout. Skidded to stop. Bolt attaching top link assembly to nose gear strut sheared.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR RETRACTED ON ROLLOUT. SKIDDED TO STOP. BOLT ATTACHING TOP LINK ASSEMBLY TO NOSE GEAR STRUT SHEARED.