# Incident 20040724019669I: Piper PA32300, Peipeinimaru, Northern Mariana Islands, July 24, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2004, 05:50 local time
- Place: Peipeinimaru, Northern Mariana Islands
- Airport: West Tinian
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AVSA
- Aircraft: N8969N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8969N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040724019669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE REPORTING INSPECTOR REQUESTED, THE RECEIVED THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS ON SITE IN GUAM, ALONG WITH STATEMENTS FROM THE COMPANY SAFETY OFFICER. FREEDOM AIR INC., PROVIDED THEIR COPY OF THE INCIDENT REPORT, AND A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT. THE REPORTING INSPECTOR REVIEWED THE AIRCRAFT 100HR/ANNUAL AIRCRAFT LOGS, REVIEW THE PA-32-300 PARTS CATALOG ENLARGED VENLARGES VIEW, OF THE PART THAT FAILED. INSPECTED THE MAIN GEAR SCISSOR ATTACHMENT, AREA OF THE AREA WHERE THE REQUIRED BOLT HAD FAILED, AND WHICH WAS MISSING. CONCLUSION BASED ON A HISTORY OF MULTIPLE LANDING CYCLES, ALONG WITH NO EVIDENCE OF A RECENT BOLT CHANGE. IS BEST ESTIMATE OF A BOLT FRACTURE CAUSING THE BOLT TO FAIL. THE COMPANY IS NOT REQUIRED TO FOLLOW MANDATORY SERVICE BULLETINS. HOWEVER AVSA DID PERFORM A VOLUNTARY FLEET INSPECTION CAMPAIGN TO INSPECT AND REPLACE ANY BOLTS AS NECESSARY.

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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