19990926033859I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Norwalk, OH · September 26, 1999

Date
September 26, 1999 · 16:30 local
Place
Norwalk, OH
Airport
Norwalk-Huron County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N777GL
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total1,100 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During takeoff pilot heard loud bang and left side of aircraft collapsed, just prior to aircraft lifting off ground. Pilot decided to land aircraft and on touch down all three gear collapsed; aircraft slid off runway on the grass. Minor damage sustained.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF PILOT HEARD LOUD BANG AND LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED, JUST PRIOR TO AIRCRAFT LIFTING OFF GROUND. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AIRCRAFT AND ON TOUCH DOWN ALL THREE GEAR COLLAPSED; AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY ON THE GRASS. MINOR DAMAGE SUSTAINED.