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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-30 · Eastland, TX · February 22, 2008

Date: February 22, 2008 · 13:40 local
Place: Eastland, TX
Airport: Eastland Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8147Y
Reported as: Piper PA30
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N8147YRegistered now · Piper PA-30S/N 30-1259 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-30 Engine modelLycoming IO-320 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) On February 22, 2008 at approximately 1340 central standard time (CST), a twin engine Piper model PA-30, N8147Y, owned by the pilot privacy data omitted, during landing on a part 91 personal flight, upon touch down the nose landing gear collapsed followed by the collapse of both main landing gear. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time. No flight plan was filed, but the pilot in command (PIC) requested flight following. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot, the lone occupant, was not injured. The pilot in command (PIC) holds a private certificate. The flight departed fort worth spinks (kfws) at approximately 1305 CST. This office considers this incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 22, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1340 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A TWIN ENGINE PIPER MODEL PA-30, N8147Y, OWNED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DURING LANDING ON A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, UPON TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE COLLAPSE OF BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, BUT THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) REQUESTED FLIGHT FOLLOWING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT, THE LONE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) HOLDS A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FORT WORTH SPINKS (KFWS) AT APPROXIMATELY 1305 CST. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.