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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Vero Beach, FL · March 12, 1990

Date: March 12, 1990 · 10:25 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2227G
Reported as: Piper PA44180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,705 total230 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days

N2227GRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2007 · Piper PA-44-180S/N 44-7995172 · Built 1978 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.

Nose gear collapsed while taxiing to runup area. Nose gear downlock mechanism failed.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING TO RUNUP AREA. NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK MECHANISM FAILED.