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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-46-310P · Louisville, KY · November 29, 2003

Date: November 29, 2003 · 19:10 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Airport: Bowman Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N46LA
Reported as: Piper PA46310P
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total225 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N46LARegistered now · Piper PA-46-310PS/N 46-8608055 · Built 1986 Airframe modelPiper PA-46-310P Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that landing was normal except that aircraft was steering left and then nose gear collapsed. Inspector revealed that nose gear actuator was fully extended and bent of 90 degrees. This bend appears to have been caused by a hard landing. There was evidence of skin buckling on the leading edge of left wing at the main landing gear attach point.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT LANDING WAS NORMAL EXCEPT THAT AIRCRAFT WAS STEERING LEFT AND THEN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR WAS FULLY EXTENDED AND BENT OF 90 DEGREES. THIS BEND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A HARD LANDING. THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF SKIN BUCKLING ON THE LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING AT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT.