What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 08/02/09 at approximately 1238 local time, N551N a Piper PA-34-200T, was substantially damaged after its gear collapsed while landing on runway 19 at Lincoln Park Airport, NJ (N07). The pilot stated that the aircraft bounced on the initial touchdown and then hit the nose gear hard on the subsequent touchdown shearing off the nose wheel assembly. The aircraft veered off the runway shearing off the remaining gear assemblies and came to rest back on the runway approximately 2000 feet from initial impact. Three occupants were on board. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON 08/02/09 AT APPROXIMATELY 1238 LOCAL TIME, N551N A PIPER PA-34-200T, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER ITS GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 19 AT LINCOLN PARK AIRPORT, NJ (N07). THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND THEN HIT THE NOSE GEAR HARD ON THE SUBSEQUENT TOUCHDOWN SHEARING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY SHEARING OFF THE REMAINING GEAR ASSEMBLIES AND CAME TO REST BACK ON THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET FROM INITIAL IMPACT. THREE OCCUPANTS WERE ON BOARD. NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.