# Incident 19960915028359I: Piper PA34200, West Palm Beach, FL, September 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1996, 13:18 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15156, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15156-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 95 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960915028359I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED AT PBI ON RUNWAY 13. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCH DOWN. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE NOSE GEAR HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR MOUNTING BRACKET FAILED AND ALLOWED THE GEAR TO RETRACT.

## Other reports on N15156 (1)

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

- [Accident 20070607012499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070607012499A), Jun 7, 2007: Piper PA34200 (N15156), New Smyrna Bea, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The failed prop hub has been examined by the NTSB. The engine has been sent to Lycoming for inspection by the NTSB with the FAA glro and hartzell as…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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