# Incident 20030812018289I: Piper PA32RT300T, St Petersburg, FL, August 12, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2003, 10:11 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7651° N, 82.6269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBERT WHITTED (SPG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7651&lon=-82.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N478GL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N478GL-2005-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 15 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030812018289I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON AUGUST 2, 2003, AT 10:11, EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, A PIPER PA-32R-300T, N478GT, REGISTERED TO SINN EQUIPMENT LEASING, INC., HAD THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING ROLL WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PATTERN TO LAND AT ALBERT WHITTED (SPG) AIRPORT IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. THE PIC STATED BOTH HIMSELF AND THE STUDENT CALLED OUT GEAR DOWN AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS IN THE BASE AND ON FINAL APPROACH. THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING THE ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN NOSING OVER TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N478GL (1)

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

- [Accident 19800328007419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800328007419A), Mar 28, 1980: Piper PA32RT300T (N478GL), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Stated engine surged. Crashed on a golf course. One tank empty. Selector on full tank. Throttle friction lock worn out.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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