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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Riverside, CA · June 3, 1993

Date: June 3, 1993 · 08:00 local
Place: Riverside, CA
Airport: Riverside Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6181J
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,160 total50 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N6181JRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7670266 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-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.

Aircraft settled on nose as nose gear failed to extend. Found upper nose gear drag brace bolt had sheared.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON NOSE AS NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. FOUND UPPER NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE BOLT HAD SHEARED.