20070529010589I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Coolidge, AZ · May 29, 2007

Date: May 29, 2007 · 15:00 local
Place: Coolidge, AZ
Airport: Coolidge Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N32RT
Reported as: Piper PA32RT300
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N32RTRegistered now · Piper PA-32RT-300S/N 32R7987008 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 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) Landing runway 23 at P08. Pilot conducted pre-landing checklist, and noticed 3 green lights for landing gear. His passenger commented about gumps, and pilot showed him the 3 green lights were illuminated. Pilot made a normal landing. During rollout, he applied brakes, then heard a popping sound. The pilot saw that the prop blade was bent, and he realized the nose gear had collapsed. The 2 occupants evacuated safely.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LANDING RUNWAY 23 AT P08. PILOT CONDUCTED PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST, AND NOTICED 3 GREEN LIGHTS FOR LANDING GEAR. HIS PASSENGER COMMENTED ABOUT GUMPS, AND PILOT SHOWED HIM THE 3 GREEN LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING. DURING ROLLOUT, HE APPLIED BRAKES, THEN HEARD A POPPING SOUND. THE PILOT SAW THAT THE PROP BLADE WAS BENT, AND HE REALIZED THE NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. THE 2 OCCUPANTS EVACUATED SAFELY.