20050705012809I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Miami, FL · July 5, 2005

Date: July 5, 2005 · 09:30 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: Tamiami Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N212ED
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
Reported engine: Continental TSIO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total

N212EDRegistration cancelled Jul 11, 2007 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7870248 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On landing, the downlock link assembly split and did not complete full travel, allowing the upper and lower drag link to go over center and collapse the gear. Damage to aircraft: radome nose cone worn through the honeycomb layer, right and left gear doors twisted and ground down. Both propellers curled from impact. Both engines will require breakdown and inspection. Information on pilot instructor and student attached. Log book entry for annual attached. AD log accomplishing AD 93-24-13 attached. AD 2005-13-16 effective August 8 2005 not addressed. Airworthiness certificate and registration attached.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON LANDING, THE DOWNLOCK LINK ASSEMBLY SPLIT AND DID NOT COMPLETE FULL TRAVEL, ALLOWING THE UPPER AND LOWER DRAG LINK TO GO OVER CENTER AND COLLAPSE THE GEAR. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: RADOME NOSE CONE WORN THROUGH THE HONEYCOMB LAYER, RIGHT AND LEFT GEAR DOORS TWISTED AND GROUND DOWN. BOTH PROPELLERS CURLED FROM IMPACT. BOTH ENGINES WILL REQUIRE BREAKDOWN AND INSPECTION. INFORMATION ON PILOT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT ATTACHED. LOG BOOK ENTRY FOR ANNUAL ATTACHED. AD LOG ACCOMPLISHING AD 93-24-13 ATTACHED. AD 2005-13-16 EFFECTIVE AUGUST 8 2005 NOT ADDRESSED. AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION ATTACHED.