19990805010819I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Stuart, FL · August 5, 1999

Date: August 5, 1999 · 11:04 local
Place: Stuart, FL
Airport: Witham Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4136Z
Reported as: Piper PA32R301
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,532 total280 in this make and model107 in the last 90 days

N4136ZRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 3246137 · Built 1999 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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 landing on rwy 16 at Stuart, had nose gear collapse and skid on rwy damaging front portion of acft. (-5)on August 05, 1999, during touch and go landing at Stuart airort, martin county, Florida. Pilot stanley e. riker was instructing robert e. downs, who was flying the aircraft. The aircraft landed without incident. During roll out Mr. Downs selected the gear handle to the up position, the nose gear retracted and the prop struck the ground caustin damage to the engine, prop, and engine cowling. There were no known prior mechanical problem.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDING ON RWY 16 AT STUART, HAD NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AND SKID ON RWY DAMAGING FRONT PORTION OF ACFT. (-5)ON AUGUST 05, 1999, DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT STUART AIRORT, MARTIN COUNTY, FLORIDA. PILOT STANLEY E. RIKER WAS INSTRUCTING ROBERT E. DOWNS, WHO WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING ROLL OUT MR. DOWNS SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSTIN DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, PROP, AND ENGINE COWLING. THERE WERE NO KNOWN PRIOR MECHANICAL PROBLEM.