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FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Olive Branch, MS · June 5, 2000

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Date
June 5, 2000 · 21:10 local
Place
Olive Branch, MS
Airport
Olive Branch Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N55363
Reported as
Piper PA34200
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N55363Registered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350206Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)Pilot made normal approach to olv runway 36. Normal landing, felt mains touched but not nose gear. Nose gear unsafe indicator light came on. Throttles were advanced but props struck runway, engines were idled and shut down. Investigation revealed material failure of retract actuator bracket and bolt. Failure allowed overcenter arm to become displaced and hydraulics could not sustain the nose gear in a down position.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT MADE NORMAL APPROACH TO OLV RUNWAY 36. NORMAL LANDING, FELT MAINS TOUCHED BUT NOT NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR UNSAFE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED BUT PROPS STRUCK RUNWAY, ENGINES WERE IDLED AND SHUT DOWN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED MATERIAL FAILURE OF RETRACT ACTUATOR BRACKET AND BOLT.FAILURE ALLOWED OVERCENTER ARM TO BECOME DISPLACED AND HYDRAULICS COULD NOT SUSTAIN THE NOSE GEAR IN A DOWN POSITION.

Other reports on N55363 · 1

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