35.1403° N, 111.6692° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at FLAGSTAFF PULLIAM (FLG), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
May 17, 2004 · 13:15 local
Place
Flagstaff, AZ
Airport
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
HU8S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8154H
Reported as
Piper PA44180T
Reported engine
Lycoming LTO360E1A6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
483 total51 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot(s) had made routine "touch & go" (5 each) @ flg. On the sixth (6th) t & go set-up, all gear indications (3-green) (nose gear in-the-mirror) appeared "good-to-go". The a/c touched down on the main gears first. The nose gear then touched down and suddenly collapsed. The a/c sustained damaged propellers, a scraped nose, and no injuries to either pilot. There was no post-incident fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT(S) HAD MADE ROUTINE "TOUCH & GO" (5 EACH) @ FLG. ON THE SIXTH (6TH) T & GO SET-UP, ALL GEAR INDICATIONS (3-GREEN) (NOSE GEAR IN-THE-MIRROR) APPEARED "GOOD-TO-GO". THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN GEARS FIRST. THE NOSE GEAR THEN TOUCHED DOWN AND SUDDENLY COLLAPSED. THE A/C SUSTAINED DAMAGED PROPELLERS, A SCRAPED NOSE, AND NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT. THERE WAS NO POST-INCIDENT FIRE.