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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Naples, FL · May 25, 2003

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Date
May 25, 2003 · 23:40 local
Place
Naples, FL
Airport
Naples Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
XO4S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N971AC
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D3G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total30 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
N971ACRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7916188 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Student and instructor were on a training flight, on may 25, 2003, when the left main landing gear wheel and shock strut piston assembly departed from the aircraft. The flight originated at approximately 2040, EST, from the Naples Municipal Airport (apf) and proceeded to marco island airport (myk), for multiple touch and goes. After 4 or 5 of the touch and go's they returned to the Naples airport to complete more touch and go's prior to ending the flight. At rotation, during the third touch and go, the instructor noticed what he felt was, "a shimmy from the undercarriage." The instructor took control and requested clearance for a full stop landing. While on downwind he heard knocking noises and thought they were from an open baggage door or something of that nature. During the landing, as the aircraft slowed, the aircraft tipped to the left and departed the left side of runway 5. Emergency vehicles responded. No injuries to parties involved. After landing inspection revealed the left main landing gear wheel assembly, the upper and lower torque links, the brake line and shock strut piston assembly were missing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT, ON MAY 25, 2003, WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND SHOCK STRUT PISTON ASSEMBLY DEPARTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT APPROXIMATELY 2040, EST, FROM THE NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (APF) AND PROCEEDED TO MARCO ISLAND AIRPORT (MYK), FOR MULTIPLE TOUCH AND GOES. AFTER 4 OR 5 OF THE TOUCH AND GO'S THEY RETURNED TO THE NAPLES AIRPORT TO COMPLETE MORE TOUCH AND GO'S PRIOR TO ENDING THE FLIGHT. AT ROTATION, DURING THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO, THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICED WHAT HE FELT WAS, "A SHIMMY FROM THE UNDERCARRIAGE." THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL AND REQUESTED CLEARANCE FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. WHILE ON DOWNWIND HE HEARD KNOCKING NOISES AND THOUGHT THEY WERE FROM AN OPEN BAGGAGE DOOR OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. DURING THE LANDING, AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 5. EMERGENCY VEHICLES RESPONDED. NO INJURIES TO PARTIES INVOLVED. AFTER LANDING INSPECTION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY, THE UPPER AND LOWER TORQUE LINKS, THE BRAKE LINE AND SHOCK STRUT PISTON ASSEMBLY WERE MISSING.

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