19960225002679I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Elkton, MD · February 25, 1996

Date: February 25, 1996 · 13:00 local
Place: Elkton, MD
Airport: Cecil County Aripark Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8831W
Reported as: Piper PA28235
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 201 total201 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N8831WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-10378 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Narrative: during landing at Elkton airport nose gear collapsed. Pilot shut down the engine, aircraft came to rest about 45 feet from the incident. The pilot and the occupants suffered no injuries. The aircraft was taken to the hanger. There was minor damage to the blade tips and the bottom engine cowl. A tear down inspection will be performed on the nose gear to determine the cause of the failure. A copy of the inspection findings will be forwarded to this office by the owner/operator. The engine will be inspected for hidden damage.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING AT ELKTON AIRPORT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 45 FEET FROM THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT AND THE OCCUPANTS SUFFERED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO THE HANGER. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BLADE TIPS AND THE BOTTOM ENGINE COWL. A TEAR DOWN INSPECTION WILL BE PERFORMED ON THE NOSE GEAR TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A COPY OF THE INSPECTION FINDINGS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICE BY THE OWNER/OPERATOR. THE ENGINE WILL BE INSPECTED FOR HIDDEN DAMAGE.

Other reports on N8831W · 1

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

Accident 19760813026049ALevel Off Touchdown · NMAug 13, 1976 · Substantial damage