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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · La Verne, CA · February 7, 2008

Date: February 7, 2008 · 10:32 local
Place: La Verne, CA
Airport: Brackett Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N60YX
Reported as: Piper PA34200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total200 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days

N60YXRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2009 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 347450151 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Upon landing the aircraft was rolling on the runway when the nose gear retracted without the pilot selecting retract. This particular make and model has a serious propensity for the nose landing gear collapsing without warning. There is an AD related to this and the records show that the AD has been accomplished on time and the bolt was replaced just over 300 hours ago. The AD requires that the bolt be replaced every 500 hours. The reporting inspectors will be present to observe the disassembly of the nose landing gear drag links for further examination and investigation. The owner/operator will advise the reporting inspector prior to commencement of work.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING ON THE RUNWAY WHEN THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED WITHOUT THE PILOT SELECTING RETRACT. THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL HAS A SERIOUS PROPENSITY FOR THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS AN AD RELATED TO THIS AND THE RECORDS SHOW THAT THE AD HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON TIME AND THE BOLT WAS REPLACED JUST OVER 300 HOURS AGO. THE AD REQUIRES THAT THE BOLT BE REPLACED EVERY 500 HOURS. THE REPORTING INSPECTORS WILL BE PRESENT TO OBSERVE THE DISASSEMBLY OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG LINKS FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION AND INVESTIGATION. THE OWNER/OPERATOR WILL ADVISE THE REPORTING INSPECTOR PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK.

Other reports on N60YX · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20090417003399ITaxi · La Verne, CA(-23) On the 17th of April 2009, a flight instructor, flying a Piper PA-34-200, N60YX, was preparing his student for a commercial multi-engine/instrument check-ride at the Brackett airport (poc), pomona, California. The pilot indicated that the student had…Apr 17, 2009 · Substantial damage