19891016066319I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Vero Beach, FL · October 16, 1989

Date: October 16, 1989 · 18:00 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N109SA
Reported as: Piper PA44180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,600 total500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N109SARegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2008 · Piper PA-44-180S/N 447995233 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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 nose gear light. Shut down both engines and landed. Gear collapsed. Inner bungee spring had broken.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT. SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES AND LANDED. GEAR COLLAPSED. INNER BUNGEE SPRING HAD BROKEN.

Other reports on N109SA · 1

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

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