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FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Belmar/Farmingd, NJ · August 26, 2002

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Date
August 26, 2002 · 11:00 local
Place
Belmar/Farmingd, NJ
Airport
Allaire Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1031U
Reported as
Piper PA34200
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total400 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days
N1031URegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2018 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250012 · Built 1971Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Following a local instructional flight, the instructor and commercial rated student entered the traffic pattern at Allaire (blm) and set up for a short field landing. Pilot called for landing checklist which was performed by instructor and student. CFI believes he saw 3 green gear down indication, as well as reflection of nose gear in right engine cowl mounted mirror. CFI stated he felt a bump on landing which he perceived to be the main landing gear touching down. CFI then heard props strike, followed by the tail. On exiting the aircraft he saw the nose gear doors crushed outward in the open position. CFI states he did not hear a gear warning horn, or have any indication of an unsafe gear position. Witnesses on the ground reported seeing the aircraft on approach without the gear extended. Physical evidence indicates that pilots may have attempted to lower gear just prior to touchdown. Scuff marks were found only on the sidewalls of both main gears, one nose gear door was fully closed with exterion scrape marks, the other fully open with interior scrape marks. The position of the nose gear doors was consistent with slide marks on the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FOLLOWING A LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL RATED STUDENT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT ALLAIRE (BLM) AND SET UP FOR A SHORT FIELD LANDING. PILOT CALLED FOR LANDING CHECKLIST WHICH WAS PERFORMED BY INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT. CFI BELIEVES HE SAW 3 GREEN GEAR DOWN INDICATION, AS WELL AS REFLECTION OF NOSE GEAR IN RIGHT ENGINE COWL MOUNTED MIRROR. CFI STATED HE FELT A BUMP ON LANDING WHICH HE PERCEIVED TO BE THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHING DOWN. CFI THEN HEARD PROPS STRIKE, FOLLOWED BY THE TAIL. ON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT HE SAW THE NOSE GEAR DOORS CRUSHED OUTWARD IN THE OPEN POSITION. CFI STATES HE DID NOT HEAR A GEAR WARNING HORN, OR HAVE ANY INDICATION OF AN UNSAFE GEAR POSITION. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH WITHOUT THE GEAR EXTENDED. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE INDICATES THAT PILOTS MAY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER GEAR JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. SCUFF MARKS WERE FOUND ONLY ON THE SIDEWALLS OF BOTH MAIN GEARS, ONE NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS FULLY CLOSED WITH EXTERION SCRAPE MARKS, THE OTHER FULLY OPEN WITH INTERIOR SCRAPE MARKS. THE POSITION OF THE NOSE GEAR DOORS WAS CONSISTENT WITH SLIDE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N1031U · 1

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

Incident 20080218012849IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Belmar/Farming, NJ(-23) On February 18, 2008, at approximately 1930, PA34-200, N1031U, s/n 34-7250012, landed on runway 32 at Monmouth Executive Airport (blm). After touch down, the aircraft rolled down the runway for approximately 10-15 seconds, and as the pilot applied the…Feb 18, 2008 · Minor damage