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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Sterling, MA · September 9, 1989

Date: September 9, 1989 · 13:30 local
Place: Sterling, MA
Airport: Sterling Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N41430
Reported as: Piper PA34200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total25 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N41430Registration cancelled Jun 26, 2007 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7450118 · Built 1974 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.

Unsafe gear warning on first approach. Right gear hanging by hydraulic line. Landed beside runway. Trunnion broke.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE GEAR WARNING ON FIRST APPROACH. RIGHT GEAR HANGING BY HYDRAULIC LINE. LANDED BESIDE RUNWAY. TRUNNION BROKE.