20081130852399I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Houston, TX · November 30, 2008

Date: November 30, 2008 · 16:30 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Houston-Southwest
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N199JS
Reported as: Piper PA34200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 445 total19 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

N199JSRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2012 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250089 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 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 November 30, 2008 at 16:30 hours, following an uneventful landing on runway 27 at Houston Southwest airport, the nose gear on aircraft N199JS collapsed. Prior to landing, all landing gear indicators were green, indicating that the landing gear was down and locked. According to airworthiness directive (AD) 2005-13-16 and Piper aircraft service bulletin 1123, this is an inherant problem with this make and model of aircraft. The required 100 hour inspection to comply with the AD had been accomplished 8 flight hours earlier. The required 500 hour inspection as due in 8 hours. The aircraft 100 hour, annual inspections were current. The mechanic maintaining this aircraft was counseled due to the poor recording of the required 100 hour nose gear inspections. A checklist was produced showing the compliance with the 100 hour requirements.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 30, 2008 AT 16:30 HOURS, FOLLOWING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT, THE NOSE GEAR ON AIRCRAFT N199JS COLLAPSED. PRIOR TO LANDING, ALL LANDING GEAR INDICATORS WERE GREEN, INDICATING THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. ACCORDING TO AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD) 2005-13-16 AND PIPER AIRCRAFT SERVICE BULLETIN 1123, THIS IS AN INHERANT PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT. THE REQUIRED 100 HOUR INSPECTION TO COMPLY WITH THE AD HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED 8 FLIGHT HOURS EARLIER. THE REQUIRED 500 HOUR INSPECTION AS DUE IN 8 HOURS. THE AIRCRAFT 100 HOUR, ANNUAL INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT. THE MECHANIC MAINTAINING THIS AIRCRAFT WAS COUNSELED DUE TO THE POOR RECORDING OF THE REQUIRED 100 HOUR NOSE GEAR INSPECTIONS. A CHECKLIST WAS PRODUCED SHOWING THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE 100 HOUR REQUIREMENTS.

Other reports on N199JS · 2

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

Incident 20100327030029ILanding: Rollout · Arcola, TXDuring landing on runway 27 @ axh, N199JS'S nose gear touched down after initial ground contact; the nose continued to desend as a result of the nose landing gear failing to lock in the down position.Mar 27, 2010 · Minor damage Incident 19971209042359ILevel Off Touchdown · Austin, TXNarrative: on December 9, 1997, at 1735Z, a Piper seneca, N199JS, SN34-7250089, had an incident on landing at Robert Mueller Municipal, Austin, Texas. The pilot, harold nash, certificate #450708275, had filed a VFR flight plan from grand prairie, Texas (gpm)…Dec 9, 1997 · Minor damage