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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA34200T · Pompano Beach, FL · May 2, 1997

Date: May 2, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place: Pompano Beach, FL
Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N831SR
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total16 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: departed fxe on routine pleasure flight with one passenger on board to pahokee airport. Accomplished touch and go landing prior to nose gear collapsing. Prior to touch and go pilot got 3 green lites and the unsafe gear indication went out before touchdown, on second landing the pilot had same indications, 3 green gear lites and the unsafe gear indication extinguished prior to landing. Upon landing felt main wheels touchdown and did not notice nose gear not extended. Aircraft sustained damage to the radome, radar antena, lt prop and rt prop. Aircraft was ferried to sabastian aero service for repair.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DEPARTED FXE ON ROUTINE PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD TO PAHOKEE AIRPORT. ACCOMPLISHED TOUCH AND GO LANDING PRIOR TO NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING. PRIOR TO TOUCH AND GO PILOT GOT 3 GREEN LITES AND THE UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION WENT OUT BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, ON SECOND LANDING THE PILOT HAD SAME INDICATIONS, 3 GREEN GEAR LITES AND THE UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION EXTINGUISHED PRIOR TO LANDING. UPON LANDING FELT MAIN WHEELS TOUCHDOWN AND DID NOT NOTICE NOSE GEAR NOT EXTENDED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RADOME, RADAR ANTENA, LT PROP AND RT PROP. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO SABASTIAN AERO SERVICE FOR REPAIR.