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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Circleville, OH · December 9, 1999

Date: December 9, 1999 · 12:30 local
Place: Circleville, OH
Airport: Pickaway County Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N57357
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360C1E6
Pilot’s flight hours: 10 in this make and model

N57357Registration cancelled Feb 11, 2008 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7450053 · Built 1973 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) Executing a short landing-after a smooth touch down nose gear collapsed. All landing gear down light indicators were on and showed no sign of trouble (these were verified 3 times prior to touch down). Inspection of a/c found no structural damage. Preliminary finding found nose landing gear down lock actuator frozen and did not extend fully to allow downlock to go over center.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) EXECUTING A SHORT LANDING-AFTER A SMOOTH TOUCH DOWN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ALL LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHT INDICATORS WERE ON AND SHOWED NO SIGN OF TROUBLE (THESE WERE VERIFIED 3 TIMES PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN). INSPECTION OF A/C FOUND NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. PRELIMINARY FINDING FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR FROZEN AND DID NOT EXTEND FULLY TO ALLOW DOWNLOCK TO GO OVER CENTER.

Other reports on N57357 · 3

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

Incident 19971208041649IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Columbus, OHNarrative: the pilot returned from a flight and was attempting to park the aircraft between tiedowns imbedded in concrete inside tires. The propeller struck the tiedown structure causing damage to the propeller. Pilot counseled on taxi operations.Dec 8, 1997 · Minor damage Incident 19930603019209IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Columbus, OHLeft main landing gear collapsed on landing rollout.Jun 3, 1993 · Minor damage Incident 19900318011189ITouch And Go Landing · Houston, TXUnable to retract right gear on climb. Returned. Right gear jammed with broken swivel stud.Mar 18, 1990 · Minor damage