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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31T · Ft Lauderdale, FL · March 22, 2004

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Date
March 22, 2004 · 15:45 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N195AA
Reported as
Piper PA31T
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6A11
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,100 total450 in this make and model380 in the last 90 days
N195AARegistered now · Piper PA-31TS/N 31T7904001 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-31TEngine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) This is the final report, on March 22nd, 2004, at 1545 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-31T, registered to and operated by bondy air inc., of panama city, Florida, was damage while landing at fort Lauderdale international airport. According to the pilot the final approach was normal, as the aircraft touch down on runway 9L, the main landing gear hit first, followed by the nose landing making contact to the runway and then collapsing. The aircraft was removed from the runway and being repaired by reliance aviation. During inspection at reliance aviation, maintenance found the hydraulic selector valve cable loose. Several test was performed of the main and nose landing gear but could not duplicate discrepance. Injury summary not known by ASI.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS IS THE FINAL REPORT, ON MARCH 22ND, 2004, AT 1545 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-31T, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY BONDY AIR INC., OF PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, WAS DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE FINAL APPROACH WAS NORMAL, AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 9L, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE NOSE LANDING MAKING CONTACT TO THE RUNWAY AND THEN COLLAPSING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY AND BEING REPAIRED BY RELIANCE AVIATION. DURING INSPECTION AT RELIANCE AVIATION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HYDRAULIC SELECTOR VALVE CABLE LOOSE. SEVERAL TEST WAS PERFORMED OF THE MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEAR BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE DISCREPANCE. INJURY SUMMARY NOT KNOWN BY ASI.