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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA34200 · Westfield/Spri, MA · April 7, 2008

Date: April 7, 2008 · 18:46 local
Place: Westfield/Spri, MA
Airport: Barnes Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: YF5A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4805T
Reported as: Piper PA34200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total160 in this make and model72 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was on a repositioning flight from hfd to baf. Pilot executed multiple landings. On final landing, the nose gear collapsed after touchdown during rollout. Investigation found a fractured fitting that the nose gear actuator is secured to at its aft end. AD 2005-13-16R addresses a known problem in this area. AD was complied with in September 2007 at 4515.3 hours. Repetitive lubrication is required every 50 hours and the AD inspection is required every 100 hours. The aircraft now has 4641.1 hours. A quick review of the maintenance records shows no maintnance entries for work in this area since the initial AD completion.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT FROM HFD TO BAF. PILOT EXECUTED MULTIPLE LANDINGS. ON FINAL LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING ROLLOUT. INVESTIGATION FOUND A FRACTURED FITTING THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR IS SECURED TO AT ITS AFT END. AD 2005-13-16R ADDRESSES A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THIS AREA. AD WAS COMPLIED WITH IN SEPTEMBER 2007 AT 4515.3 HOURS. REPETITIVE LUBRICATION IS REQUIRED EVERY 50 HOURS AND THE AD INSPECTION IS REQUIRED EVERY 100 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT NOW HAS 4641.1 HOURS. A QUICK REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS SHOWS NO MAINTNANCE ENTRIES FOR WORK IN THIS AREA SINCE THE INITIAL AD COMPLETION.