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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Ft Lauderdale, FL · March 22, 1997

Date: March 22, 1997 · 16:12 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8076H
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total50 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N8076HRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7970484 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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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 March 22, 1997, at about 16:12 local time, Piper PA-34-200T, N8076H, registered to robert lee ent. Inc., made a normal landing at ft. Lauderdale executive airport. After a long roll out the pilot applied the brakes, and the nose landing gear slowly retracted. The aircraft sustained minor damage with no injury to pilot or passenger. Further inspection by maintenance revealed that the landing gear would operate normally on jacks, but as you lowered it applying weight to the nose it would unlock and slowly retract. Malfunction or defect report filed by maintenance.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 22, 1997, AT ABOUT 16:12 LOCAL TIME, PIPER PA-34-200T, N8076H, REGISTERED TO ROBERT LEE ENT. INC., MADE A NORMAL LANDING AT FT. LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. AFTER A LONG ROLL OUT THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SLOWLY RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. FURTHER INSPECTION BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY ON JACKS, BUT AS YOU LOWERED IT APPLYING WEIGHT TO THE NOSE IT WOULD UNLOCK AND SLOWLY RETRACT. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT FILED BY MAINTENANCE.