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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Long Beach, CA · April 30, 2004

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Date
April 30, 2004 · 09:25 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6740J
Reported as
Piper PA28140
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,900 total1,700 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N6740JRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2020 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-24455 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 30, 2004, at 0925 PDT, Piper, PA-28-140, N6740J, landed with a flight instructor, james frederick spowart and student pilot, ralph gary nelson. The pilots stated that the aircraft landed with a side load and the right gear axle failed. The tire and a portion of the axle departed the aircraft. The aircraft came to rest on the right strut, left wheel and nose wheel. There was visible damage to the right flap and the underside of the passenger step.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 30, 2004, AT 0925 PDT, PIPER, PA-28-140, N6740J, LANDED WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, JAMES FREDERICK SPOWART AND STUDENT PILOT, RALPH GARY NELSON. THE PILOTS STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH A SIDE LOAD AND THE RIGHT GEAR AXLE FAILED. THE TIRE AND A PORTION OF THE AXLE DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT STRUT, LEFT WHEEL AND NOSE WHEEL. THERE WAS VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FLAP AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PASSENGER STEP.