# Incident 20011026030779I: Piper PA34200, Jekyll Island, GA, October 26, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2001, 14:50 local time
- Place: Jekyll Island, GA
- Airport: Jekyll Island Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0745° N, 81.4278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JEKYLL ISLAND (09J), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0745&lon=-81.4278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5296T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5296T) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 240 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011026030779I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20060831030129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060831030129I), Aug 31, 2006: Piper PA34200 (N5296T), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Incident 20010128003749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010128003749I), Jan 28, 2001: Piper PA34200 (N5296T), Peachtree City, GA, Minor damage. (-23) During landing rollout nose gear retracted causing damage to the gear doors, props, and fwd. Fuselage subsequent inspection revealed that the downlock…
- [Incident 19840214027869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840214027869I), Feb 14, 1984: Piper PA34200 (N5296T), Stuart, FL, Minor damage. Pilot reported electrical failure and an assortment of mechanical problems caused an emergency landing. No details.

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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