20030414008829I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Plattsmouth, NE · April 14, 2003

Date: April 14, 2003 · 13:35 local
Place: Plattsmouth, NE
Airport: Plattsmouth Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: HE8S
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N83416
Reported as: Piper PA28161
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N83416Registered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8116160 · Built 1981 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 14, 2003, at approximately 1335 CDT, Piper PA-28-161, N83416, experienced a failure of the LH MLG strut during landing rollout on runway 16 at the Plattsmouth, Nebraska municipal airport. The aircraft, owned and operated by the lemay flight training center, sustained minor damage, with no injury reporting by the crewmembers. Subsequent investigation disclosed a failure of the LH MLG drag brace attach fittings located on the outboard casting. The strut housing assembly will be shipped to the united states air force research laboratory at wright-patterson afb for analysis. An FAA malfunction or defect report, FAA form 8010-4 has been submitted to AFS-640.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 14, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1335 CDT, PIPER PA-28-161, N83416, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE LH MLG STRUT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 16 AT THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE LEMAY FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, WITH NO INJURY REPORTING BY THE CREWMEMBERS. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A FAILURE OF THE LH MLG DRAG BRACE ATTACH FITTINGS LOCATED ON THE OUTBOARD CASTING. THE STRUT HOUSING ASSEMBLY WILL BE SHIPPED TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB FOR ANALYSIS. AN FAA MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT, FAA FORM 8010-4 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO AFS-640.