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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Terre Haute, IN · March 3, 2006

Date: March 3, 2006 · 20:35 local
Place: Terre Haute, IN
Airport: Hulman Regional
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N210SK
Reported as: Piper PA34200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total150 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N210SKRegistration cancelled May 28, 2008 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250307 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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) Flight was being operated as "dual instruction" in preparation for a multiengine checkride that was to occur shortly after his landing. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that the landing was normal and that he believes he lowered the flap handle (raised the flaps) but is not 100% sure. This is his normal procedure as he expects his student to be watching the runway. At a speed estimated by the pilot privacy data omitted at less than 20 mph, the nose gear retracted for unknown reasons. The student had estimated their speed at approximately 40 mph. Both pilots stated the neither of them touched the landing gear selector on the rollout. privacy data omitted Damage to the aircraft is to the propellers, engine and around the nose gear area. On-scene investigation by inspectors failed to find any mechanical problems with the landing gear of this aircraft. A retraction test is to be performed prior to releasing the aircraft for service.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED AS "DUAL INSTRUCTION" IN PREPARATION FOR A MULTIENGINE CHECKRIDE THAT WAS TO OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER HIS LANDING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL AND THAT HE BELIEVES HE LOWERED THE FLAP HANDLE (RAISED THE FLAPS) BUT IS NOT 100% SURE. THIS IS HIS NORMAL PROCEDURE AS HE EXPECTS HIS STUDENT TO BE WATCHING THE RUNWAY. AT A SPEED ESTIMATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ AT LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. THE STUDENT HAD ESTIMATED THEIR SPEED AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. BOTH PILOTS STATED THE NEITHER OF THEM TOUCHED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR ON THE ROLLOUT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT IS TO THE PROPELLERS, ENGINE AND AROUND THE NOSE GEAR AREA. ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION BY INSPECTORS FAILED TO FIND ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE LANDING GEAR OF THIS AIRCRAFT. A RETRACTION TEST IS TO BE PERFORMED PRIOR TO RELEASING THE AIRCRAFT FOR SERVICE.