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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Palatka, FL · February 19, 2004

Date: February 19, 2004 · 15:35 local
Place: Palatka, FL
Airport: Kay Larkin Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N25FA
Reported as: Piper PA34200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,940 total160 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

N25FARegistered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7450047 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) On touchdown the right main landing gear collapsed. An FAA inspection of the aircraft revealed that the right main landing gear trunnion front and rear fitting assemblies were broken in the center causing the gear to fold rearward on touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. AN FAA INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TRUNNION FRONT AND REAR FITTING ASSEMBLIES WERE BROKEN IN THE CENTER CAUSING THE GEAR TO FOLD REARWARD ON TOUCHDOWN.

Other reports on N25FA · 2

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

Incident 20041119030879IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · St Augustine, FL(-23) Pilot reported all 3 gear lights indicated down and locked, and after touchdown the nose landing gear collapsed.Nov 19, 2004 · Minor damage Incident 20031006027089ILevel Off Touchdown · Chattanooga, TN(-23) While on VFR approach to chatanooga international airport (cha) pilot landed hard bounced several times made go-around. After landing second time he shut the aircraft down and noticed damage to one propeller blade on right engine. Aircraft was grounded…Oct 6, 2003 · Damage unknown