20020519012579I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180T · Denver, CO · May 19, 2002

Date
May 19, 2002 · 23:30 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Centennial Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N838PC
Reported as
Piper PA44180T
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
170 total32 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Following a normal touch down the pilot reported a severe shimmy followed by the nose gear collapsing. The nose gear down lock assembly was sheared off halfway through the assembly.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FOLLOWING A NORMAL TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT REPORTED A SEVERE SHIMMY FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING. THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK ASSEMBLY WAS SHEARED OFF HALFWAY THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY.

Other reports on N838PC · 2

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