20020429010259I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Colorado Spring, CO · April 29, 2002

Date
April 29, 2002 · 04:27 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7366Y
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total300 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N7366Y diverted to cos with the left engine secured because of a possible engine oil leak. Upon landing the nose gear collapsed, causing minor damages. Falcon aviation retrieved the aircraft, and said that a linkage component appeared to have failed. The pilot received no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N7366Y DIVERTED TO COS WITH THE LEFT ENGINE SECURED BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE ENGINE OIL LEAK. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGES. FALCON AVIATION RETRIEVED THE AIRCRAFT, AND SAID THAT A LINKAGE COMPONENT APPEARED TO HAVE FAILED. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.