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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Tampa, FL · June 8, 1998

Date: June 8, 1998 · 17:40 local
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Peter O Knight Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N727SD
Reported as: Piper PA32R300
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,650 total400 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N727SDRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780060 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine 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.

On June 8, 1999 at 1740 hours a PA-32R-300 owned by Tampa bay aviation inc. and operated by ewell smith experienced a nose gear failure on landing. VFR flight conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and there were no injuries reported. The PIC holds a commercial certificate (asel/amel) with instrument rating. The flight originated at Peter o'Knight airport at appropriately 1600 hours. Pilot states that he had three green light on final approach. Pilot stated that he touched down with the main gear first and then the nose collapsed. Lineman from Tampa flying stated that he observed the main gear down prior to landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 8, 1999 AT 1740 HOURS A PA-32R-300 OWNED BY TAMPA BAY AVIATION INC. AND OPERATED BY EWELL SMITH EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR FAILURE ON LANDING. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE PIC HOLDS A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE (ASEL/AMEL) WITH INSTRUMENT RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PETER O'KNIGHT AIRPORT AT APPROPRIATELY 1600 HOURS. PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHT ON FINAL APPROACH. PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE MAIN GEAR FIRST AND THEN THE NOSE COLLAPSED. LINEMAN FROM TAMPA FLYING STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THE MAIN GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING.