# Incident 20081007852159I: Piper PA34200T, Goodyear, AZ, October 7, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2008, 12:50 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Goodyear
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OXZS
- Location: 33.4233° N, 112.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX GOODYEAR (GYR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4233&lon=-112.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8076K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8076K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081007852159I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING ROUTINE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH A CFI AND STUDENT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES AT GYR.  POST INCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE GEAR SHOWED SIGNS OF DAMAGE AND DETERIORATION PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.  A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS SHOWED THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF AD 2005-13-16 AND PIPER SERVICE BULLETIN (SB) 1123A, HAVE NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED.  THE AD REQUIRES REPETITIVE INSPECTIONS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AT THE INTERVALS STATED IN THE SB.  THE LACK OF INSPECTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN A CAUSAL FACTOR IN THE INCIDENT.  SEE EIR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

## Other reports on N8076K (1)

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

- [Incident 20050713015509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050713015509I), Jul 13, 2005: Piper PA34200T (N8076K), Santa Monica, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During rollout after landing at approximately 40-60KTS, pilot felt aircraft start to drop as two main gears collapsed. Pilot states he had three green…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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