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FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Teterboro, NJ · October 4, 1998

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Date
October 4, 1998 · 18:04 local
Place
Teterboro, NJ
Airport
Teterboro
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1025U
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD99LA003
Reported as
Piper PA34200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1E6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,250 total50 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N1025URegistration cancelled Aug 17, 2016 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250005 · Built 1971Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine 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.

Acft nose gear collapsed on landing and the acft struck two twy signs. (-23)acft landed on runway 1 on centerline 600 ft shy of 3000 ft mark. Nose gear suddenly collapsed. Props struck runway. Pilot tried to keep acft straight with rudder nose heavy. Could not control acft. Acft veered off runway, hit taxiway #5 signs and continued on to grass resting in nose down condition. Damage extensive to nose area. Damage to under belly of fuselage. Damage to l/h nacelle fuel tank damaged. L/h brake line torn. Damage to fwd inbd l/h wing damage to spar + skins lwr l/h wing. R/h gear collapsed. (.4) the airplane landed on the runway at the completion of a training flight. During the landing roll the nose gear collapsed. The airplane lost directional control, departed the left side of the runway, and collided with signs before coming to rest in the grass. Examination of the wreckage by an FAA inspector revealed damage to the bungee assembly of the down lock link assembly, which did not allow the overcenter link to lock the gear down. In a written statement, the inspector said,...'bungee [assembly]...failed at rod end...not allowing overcenter link to lock gear down. This was due to po ssible hard landing prior to this flight bending bungee rod [assembly].'

As the FAA filed it

ACFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AND THE ACFT STRUCK TWO TWY SIGNS. (-23)ACFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 1 ON CENTERLINE 600 FT SHY OF 3000 FT MARK. NOSE GEAR SUDDENLY COLLAPSED. PROPS STRUCK RUNWAY. PILOT TRIED TO KEEP ACFT STRAIGHT WITH RUDDER NOSE HEAVY. COULD NOT CONTROL ACFT. ACFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY, HIT TAXIWAY #5 SIGNS AND CONTINUED ON TO GRASS RESTING IN NOSE DOWN CONDITION. DAMAGE EXTENSIVE TO NOSE AREA. DAMAGE TO UNDER BELLY OF FUSELAGE. DAMAGE TO L/H NACELLE FUEL TANK DAMAGED. L/H BRAKE LINE TORN. DAMAGE TO FWD INBD L/H WING DAMAGE TO SPAR + SKINS LWR L/H WING. R/H GEAR COLLAPSED. (.4) THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON THE RUNWAY AT THE COMPLETION OF A TRAINING FLIGHT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH SIGNS BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE BY AN FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE BUNGEE ASSEMBLY OF THE DOWN LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY, WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE OVERCENTER LINK TO LOCK THE GEAR DOWN. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE INSPECTOR SAID,...'BUNGEE [ASSEMBLY]...FAILED AT ROD END...NOT ALLOWING OVERCENTER LINK TO LOCK GEAR DOWN. THIS WAS DUE TO PO SSIBLE HARD LANDING PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT BENDING BUNGEE ROD [ASSEMBLY].'

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD99LA003Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTeteboro, NJthe collapse of the landing gear due to a bent gear locking mechanism for undetermined reasons.Oct 4, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1025U · 6

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

Incident 19940414027339IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fort Smith, ARNose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Internal leak in landing gear actuator cylinder may have been the problem.Apr 14, 1994 · Minor damageIncident 19910314013479ITouch And Go Landing · Kansas City, MOLeft main landing gear and nose wheel collapsed on a touch and go landing.Mar 14, 1991 · Minor damageIncident 19900504014139IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Olathe, KSNose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Nose gear down lock had failed.May 4, 1990 · Minor damageIncident 19821228069359ILevel Off Touchdown · San Diego, CAStudent made a hard landing. Impact collapsed the nose gear. Instructor to be reexamined for his competencyDec 28, 1982 · Minor damageIncident 19780217007109IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · San Diego, CANose gear collapse after landing due to failure of the nose ger mount assembly.Feb 17, 1978 · Substantial damageAccident 19731115036659ASfl Go Around · Santee, CAIp cut r eng,3000 ft-ip called 2 eng go arnd drg ldg flareout- r eng did not respond. Ip cut pwr.Nov 15, 1973 · Substantial damage