19990802032549I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Readington, NJ · August 2, 1999

Date: August 2, 1999 · 18:15 local
Place: Readington, NJ
Airport: Solberg-Hunterdon Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1078U
Reported as: Piper PA34200
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,350 total30 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N1078URegistered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250078 · 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.

(-23) As the aircraft touched down at Solberg airport, the nose gear collapsed when the nose wheel contacted the runway. The nose hit the runway along with the nose gear doors and skidded along the runway for an estimated 1000 feet. Both props were curled about 15" from the tip. The nose cone and nose cone bulkhead received damage. There were no injuries to the pilot or passengers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT SOLBERG AIRPORT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE HIT THE RUNWAY ALONG WITH THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND SKIDDED ALONG THE RUNWAY FOR AN ESTIMATED 1000 FEET. BOTH PROPS WERE CURLED ABOUT 15" FROM THE TIP. THE NOSE CONE AND NOSE CONE BULKHEAD RECEIVED DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS.

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