# Incident 20010604013159I: Piper PA34200, Ramona, CA, June 4, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2001, 09:55 local time
- Place: Ramona, CA
- Airport: Ramona Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0392° N, 116.9153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAMONA (RNM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0392&lon=-116.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41561, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41561-2008-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010604013159I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, CFI DEMONSTRATING APPROACH AND LANDING TO STUDENT, ON SECOND FULL STOP LANDING AT L39, NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT INDICATED THAT UPPER DRAG LINK BOLT (AN7-35) FAILED, ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO FOLD FORWARD INTO NOSE WHEEL WELL.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE CONE, LOWER FORWARD FUSELAGE AND NOSE GEAR DOORS.  LH AND RH PROPELLOR TIPS BENT AND ENGINES EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STOPPAGE.  NO REPORTED INJURIES TO FOUR OCCUPANTS ONBOARD.  AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATE COMPLIANCE WITH AD 93-24-14 ON JULY 20, 2000, 365.2 HOURS PRIOR TO THIS EVENT.

## Other reports on N41561 (1)

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

- [Incident 19901029054049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901029054049I), Oct 29, 1990: Piper PA34200 (N41561), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. No gear down safe light. Gear collapsed on rollout. Suspect gear leg was cracked and when extended broke.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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