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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Daytona Beach, FL · March 28, 1997

Date: March 28, 1997 · 16:50 local
Place: Daytona Beach, FL
Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N61FH
Reported as: Piper PA34200
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,275 total100 in this make and model280 in the last 90 days

N61FHRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250255 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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: pilot reported shortly after the nose gear touched down it partially collapsed. The a/c rolled another 1000 ft. and the nose collapsed completely. Pilot said all cockpit indications told him the gear was down and locked. Examination of the aircraft could not find anything wrong with the landing gear extention system. The gear was actuated ten times with no faults found.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED SHORTLY AFTER THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IT PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE A/C ROLLED ANOTHER 1000 FT. AND THE NOSE COLLAPSED COMPLETELY. PILOT SAID ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS TOLD HIM THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENTION SYSTEM. THE GEAR WAS ACTUATED TEN TIMES WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.

Other reports on N61FH · 1

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

Incident 19950910034169IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Sterling, MASightseeing flight had nose gear collapse on landing roll. Prop and radome damage. Found broken trunnion.Sep 10, 1995 · Minor damage