20010412018869I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Medford, OR · April 12, 2001

Date: April 12, 2001 · 12:33 local
Place: Medford, OR
Airport: Medford-Jackson County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4149P
Reported as: Piper PA23160
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 305 total149 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N4149PRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2002 · Piper PA-23-160S/N 23-1631 · Built 1959 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23)N4149P, a PA-23-160, received minor damage when the nose gear collapsed on landing at Medford, Oregon. Mr. Jonnie l. burns was the pilot in command on the pre-sale demonstration flight. The pilot and two passengers received no injuries. When questioned the pilot and the passengers stated they never heard a gear warnihng horn prior to, OR after touchdown. In addition they stated they heard a "snap or pop" at the time the nose gear touched down. An inspection of the aircraft revealed both props were damaged, skin damage to the nose section, and a broken "line assembly nose gear upper drag" was found in the nose gear assembly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)N4149P, A PA-23-160, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT MEDFORD, OREGON. MR. JONNIE L. BURNS WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND ON THE PRE-SALE DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES. WHEN QUESTIONED THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGERS STATED THEY NEVER HEARD A GEAR WARNIHNG HORN PRIOR TO, OR AFTER TOUCHDOWN. IN ADDITION THEY STATED THEY HEARD A "SNAP OR POP" AT THE TIME THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED BOTH PROPS WERE DAMAGED, SKIN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION, AND A BROKEN "LINE ASSEMBLY NOSE GEAR UPPER DRAG" WAS FOUND IN THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY.