# Incident 20010627038889I: Piper PA34200, Auburn, AL, June 27, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2001, 11:51 local time
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Airport: Auburn-Opelika G Pitts Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6099° N, 85.4808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6099&lon=-85.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N143PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N143PF-2013-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 56 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010627038889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCH DOWN. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR SUPPORT BRACKET, PIPER PART NUMBER 95724-00 HAD FAILED. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN MODIFIED WITH STC SA00793NY TO MINIMIZE NOSE GEAR FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD 439 HOURS SINCE THE INSTALLATION OF THE STC.

## Other reports on N143PF (1)

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

- [Accident 20050718015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050718015579A), Jul 18, 2005: Piper PA34200 (N143PF), Peachtree City, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Airplane, multiengine training flight terminated at training base with simulated engine out approach and landing. Engine out simulation was terminated on…

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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