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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-310 · Fort Wayne, IN · January 16, 1994

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Date
January 16, 1994 · 12:22 local
Place
Fort Wayne, IN
Airport
Fort Wayne Municipal - Baer Field
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N310PG
Reported as
Piper PA31310
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,620 total45 in the last 90 days
N310PGRegistered now · Piper PA-31-310S/N 31-7512051Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: a malfunction or defect report has been filed. On January 16, 1994 at approximately 1222 EST a Piper PA-31 navajo was being operated by Mr. Lowell d. temple who had just purchased the aircraft a few days prior. Mr. Temple was receiving flight instruction from Mr. Julian f. franke, Mr. Temple and Mr. Franke reported that the approach to runway 23 was normal until around 80 knots when the nose wheel contacted the runway. The aircraft's nose dropped slightly and started sliding down the runway on the nose gear forks. The nose wheel had completely come off of the nose gear assembly and was found on the runway behind the airplane. Maintenance inspection revealed that this aircraft was equipped with the original (narrow) turning radius assembly and that the steering horn attach bolts had been sheared. It would appear the nose gear had been turned beyond its normal limits which will crack the steering assembly and apparently had. When this occurs, the nose wheel will not be held in the centered position when the landing gear is lowered and runway contact made. The crew reported no injuries on this flight which was conducted under 14 CFR 91. Mr. Temple is holder of a private pilot certificate with a multiengine rating. The LOC al flight, for the purpose of flight instruction, IN the pattern originated from Fort Wayne, Indiana (fwa) on January 16, 1994. An m or d has been filed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT HAS BEEN FILED. ON JANUARY 16, 1994 AT APPROXIMATELY 1222 EST A PIPER PA-31 NAVAJO WAS BEING OPERATED BY MR. LOWELL D. TEMPLE WHO HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT A FEW DAYS PRIOR. MR. TEMPLE WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM MR. JULIAN F. FRANKE, MR. TEMPLE AND MR. FRANKE REPORTED THAT THE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 WAS NORMAL UNTIL AROUND 80 KNOTS WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE DROPPED SLIGHTLY AND STARTED SLIDING DOWN THE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE GEAR FORKS. THE NOSE WHEEL HAD COMPLETELY COME OFF OF THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY BEHIND THE AIRPLANE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THIS AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE ORIGINAL (NARROW) TURNING RADIUS ASSEMBLY AND THAT THE STEERING HORN ATTACH BOLTS HAD BEEN SHEARED. IT WOULD APPEAR THE NOSE GEAR HAD BEEN TURNED BEYOND ITS NORMAL LIMITS WHICH WILL CRACK THE STEERING ASSEMBLY AND APPARENTLY HAD. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE NOSE WHEEL WILL NOT BE HELD IN THE CENTERED POSITION WHEN THE LANDING GEAR IS LOWERED AND RUNWAY CONTACT MADE. THE CREW REPORTED NO INJURIES ON THIS FLIGHT WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 91. MR. TEMPLE IS HOLDER OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH A MULTIENGINE RATING. THE LOC AL FLIGHT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, IN THE PATTERN ORIGINATED FROM FORT WAYNE, INDIANA (FWA) ON JANUARY 16, 1994. AN M OR D HAS BEEN FILED.