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FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Jekyll Island, GA · October 26, 2001

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Date
October 26, 2001 · 14:50 local
Place
Jekyll Island, GA
Airport
Jekyll Island Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5296T
Reported as
Piper PA34200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
470 total240 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N5296TRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250244 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Nose landing gear collapsed after touchdown at Jekyll Island, GA (09J). Aircraft departed peachtree city-falcon field, GA (ffc) approximately 1300L on an IFR flight plan direct to 09J for training purposes. The pilot-in-command (PIC) was a designated flight examiner providing flight instruction to the student pilot. All events leading to the nose gear collapse were routine. An on-site inspection was conducted by a griffin flight school certificated mechanic (with inspection authorization) revealed a mechanical failure of a steel bracket associated with the nose landing gear support. This bracket, part number 95724-00, attaches the retraction cylinder to the firewall. An inspection of the two additional seneca's operated by this facility revealed no defects. This particular failure may have been caused by "over stretching" the nose landing gear on one or more landings which could have exerted a considerable amount of stress on the nose landing gear. The student pilot was upgrading to a mult-engine rating.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT JEKYLL ISLAND, GA (09J). AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PEACHTREE CITY-FALCON FIELD, GA (FFC) APPROXIMATELY 1300L ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN DIRECT TO 09J FOR TRAINING PURPOSES. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) WAS A DESIGNATED FLIGHT EXAMINER PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO THE STUDENT PILOT. ALL EVENTS LEADING TO THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE WERE ROUTINE. AN ON-SITE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED BY A GRIFFIN FLIGHT SCHOOL CERTIFICATED MECHANIC (WITH INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION) REVEALED A MECHANICAL FAILURE OF A STEEL BRACKET ASSOCIATED WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SUPPORT. THIS BRACKET, PART NUMBER 95724-00, ATTACHES THE RETRACTION CYLINDER TO THE FIREWALL. AN INSPECTION OF THE TWO ADDITIONAL SENECA'S OPERATED BY THIS FACILITY REVEALED NO DEFECTS. THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY "OVER STRETCHING" THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ON ONE OR MORE LANDINGS WHICH COULD HAVE EXERTED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF STRESS ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UPGRADING TO A MULT-ENGINE RATING.

Other reports on N5296T · 3

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

Incident 20060831030129IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Springfield, IL(-23) On August 31, 2006, at approximately 0818 hours, a Piper seneca, N5296T, operated by fairfield air ventures, LLC, landed at kspi and the nose gear collapsed on landing roll out. This incident is closed with this report.Aug 31, 2006 · Minor damageIncident 20010128003749IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Peachtree City, GA(-23) During landing rollout nose gear retracted causing damage to the gear doors, props, and fwd. Fuselage subsequent inspection revealed that the downlock link broke allowing the nose gear to retract m&d will be submitted.Jan 28, 2001 · Minor damageIncident 19840214027869INormal Cruise · Stuart, FLPilot reported electrical failure and an assortment of mechanical problems caused an emergency landing. No details.Feb 14, 1984 · Minor damage