# Incident 20040219012999I: Piper PA34200, Palatka, FL, February 19, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2004, 15:35 local time
- Place: Palatka, FL
- Airport: Kay Larkin Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6501° N, 81.6719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palatka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6501&lon=-81.6719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25FA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25FA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,940 total, 160 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040219012999I

## Narrative

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

(-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 20041119030879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041119030879I), Nov 19, 2004: Piper PA34200 (N25FA), St Augustine, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported all 3 gear lights indicated down and locked, and after touchdown the nose landing gear collapsed.
- [Incident 20031006027089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031006027089I), Oct 6, 2003: Piper PA34200 (N25FA), Chattanooga, TN, Damage unknown. (-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…

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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