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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Palm Springs, CA · July 24, 1996

Date
July 24, 1996 · 21:35 local
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Airport
Palm Springs Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8287U
Reported as
Piper PA34220T
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: on July 24, Piper-PA-34, N8287U made a nose gear-up landing at Palm Springs Regional Airport. Minor damage was sustained to aircraft. No injuries were reported. Engine dial out inspections were accomplished, new propellers were installed. The landing gear was inspected, including operational check out of landing gear system (gear swing). The nose gear down lock switch was found intermittent. A malfunction or defect report will be submitted from the director of maintenance at sabena airlines training center inc. privacy data omitted This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 24, PIPER-PA-34, N8287U MADE A NOSE GEAR-UP LANDING AT PALM SPRINGS REGIONAL AIRPORT. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ENGINE DIAL OUT INSPECTIONS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, NEW PROPELLERS WERE INSTALLED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS INSPECTED, INCLUDING OPERATIONAL CHECK OUT OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM (GEAR SWING). THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH WAS FOUND INTERMITTENT. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED FROM THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AT SABENA AIRLINES TRAINING CENTER INC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N8287U · 2

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