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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Lawrenceville, GA · April 15, 2003

Date
April 15, 2003 · 17:00 local
Place
Lawrenceville, GA
Airport
Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N777RX
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,897 total145 in this make and model142 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) Crew was doing touch and go's at Lawrenceville, GA (lzu) when the left main landing gear scissor link bolt failed and the left gear folded aft, causing the left wing/flap to rest on the tire. The left engine propeller also struck the runway. Mr. Geren was in the right seat was receiving flight instruction from Ms. Anderson, who was in the left seat.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CREW WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO'S AT LAWRENCEVILLE, GA (LZU) WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SCISSOR LINK BOLT FAILED AND THE LEFT GEAR FOLDED AFT, CAUSING THE LEFT WING/FLAP TO REST ON THE TIRE. THE LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER ALSO STRUCK THE RUNWAY. MR. GEREN WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM MS. ANDERSON, WHO WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT.