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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Bloomington, IN · March 27, 2001

Date: March 27, 2001 · 12:50 local
Place: Bloomington, IN
Airport: Monroe County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7373J
Reported as: Piper PA28140
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 40 total8 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N7373JRegistration cancelled Apr 16, 2012 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-24728 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) The student was on his final cross country flight to Bloomington, IN.the traffic pattern and final approach was normal. The pilot flared and touched the main gear first on runway 35 at bmg. The nose gear settled onto the runway, the pilot reached for the brake handle when the nose settled lower than normal and the propeller struck the ground. The pilot stated all flight controls and engine controls were normal. The approach and landing, as described by the pilot was confirmed by the tower controller on duty at the time of the incident. The nose gear inner lower tube broke. Investigation revealed a possible pre-existing crack resulting in nose gear collapse.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT WAS ON HIS FINAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO BLOOMINGTON, IN.THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND FINAL APPROACH WAS NORMAL. THE PILOT FLARED AND TOUCHED THE MAIN GEAR FIRST ON RUNWAY 35 AT BMG. THE NOSE GEAR SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT REACHED FOR THE BRAKE HANDLE WHEN THE NOSE SETTLED LOWER THAN NORMAL AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ENGINE CONTROLS WERE NORMAL. THE APPROACH AND LANDING, AS DESCRIBED BY THE PILOT WAS CONFIRMED BY THE TOWER CONTROLLER ON DUTY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE NOSE GEAR INNER LOWER TUBE BROKE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A POSSIBLE PRE-EXISTING CRACK RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE.