20031021031399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Melbourne, FL · October 21, 2003

Date
October 21, 2003 · 17:04 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ECQS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2163F
Reported as
Piper PA44180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,678 total463 in this make and model34 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) The nose gear collapsed during roll-out on the second "touch and go" landing. Maintenance found a bolt head sheared and inspected their entire fleet prior to further operations.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLL-OUT ON THE SECOND "TOUCH AND GO" LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BOLT HEAD SHEARED AND INSPECTED THEIR ENTIRE FLEET PRIOR TO FURTHER OPERATIONS.

Other reports on N2163F · 2

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