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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Livermore, CA · September 10, 2008

Date: September 10, 2008 · 21:15 local
Place: Livermore, CA
Airport: Livermore Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5331Y
Reported as: Piper PA44180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 363 total23 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5331YRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496163 · Built 2002 Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180 Engine modelLycoming O-360 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) Pilot was landing the aircraft at Livermore airport (lvk) on runway 25 right. The aircraft was configured for normal landing with gear and flaps extended. After touchdown and during roll out the nose gear retracted. The aircraft slid to a stop on nose section. Both engines throttled back and rotating causing propeller damage and engine sudden stoppage. Pilot and passenger evacuated aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT AT LIVERMORE AIRPORT (LVK) ON RUNWAY 25 RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR NORMAL LANDING WITH GEAR AND FLAPS EXTENDED. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DURING ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ON NOSE SECTION. BOTH ENGINES THROTTLED BACK AND ROTATING CAUSING PROPELLER DAMAGE AND ENGINE SUDDEN STOPPAGE. PILOT AND PASSENGER EVACUATED AIRCRAFT.