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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Muskegon, MI · July 20, 2005

Date: July 20, 2005 · 08:52 local
Place: Muskegon, MI
Airport: Muskegon County
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: ECJS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N177RS
Reported as: Piper PA34200T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,750 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N177RSRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2014 · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7670128 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200T Engine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Student was performing short field landing on runway 24 at Muskegon airport. On downwind, lowered gear and showed 3 green lights, no red lights and one in the mirror on the nacelle. On short final, confirmed 3 green lights again. Upon the flare, the sink rate was a little high resulting in both pilots pulling back on the yoke. According to the instructor, the landing was firm, but not hard. Upon rollout, the nose gear collapsed and aircraft slid 500-800 feet. An aircraft shutdown was accomplished and the aircraft was exited.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT WAS PERFORMING SHORT FIELD LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT MUSKEGON AIRPORT. ON DOWNWIND, LOWERED GEAR AND SHOWED 3 GREEN LIGHTS, NO RED LIGHTS AND ONE IN THE MIRROR ON THE NACELLE. ON SHORT FINAL, CONFIRMED 3 GREEN LIGHTS AGAIN. UPON THE FLARE, THE SINK RATE WAS A LITTLE HIGH RESULTING IN BOTH PILOTS PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE. ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, THE LANDING WAS FIRM, BUT NOT HARD. UPON ROLLOUT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SLID 500-800 FEET. AN AIRCRAFT SHUTDOWN WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXITED.