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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · St Augustine, FL · August 15, 1996

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Date
August 15, 1996 · 12:30 local
Place
St Augustine, FL
Airport
St Augustine
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N13930
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
805 total350 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N13930Registration cancelled Dec 14, 2016 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-4575 · Built 1970Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine 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: pilot departed sfb enroute to crg. Approximately 15 NM southwest of sgj, aircraft door came open causing a severe airframe vibration. Pilot landed at sgj and experienced a hard landing. Shortly after touchdown, the aircraft became uncontrollable and departed the right side of runway 06 into soft sand collapsing the right main gear. Investigation revealed that the upper landing gear strut had fractured on landing allowing the gear to turn to the right. Minor damage to aircraft limited to right landing gear and doors, propeller and lower cowling. This incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED SFB ENROUTE TO CRG. APPROXIMATELY 15 NM SOUTHWEST OF SGJ, AIRCRAFT DOOR CAME OPEN CAUSING A SEVERE AIRFRAME VIBRATION. PILOT LANDED AT SGJ AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 06 INTO SOFT SAND COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE UPPER LANDING GEAR STRUT HAD FRACTURED ON LANDING ALLOWING THE GEAR TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT LIMITED TO RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND DOORS, PROPELLER AND LOWER COWLING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.