What happened
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Piper PA-34-200 N1440T s/n 34-7250318 incident at Kendall/Tamiami munipal airport, on December 15, 2009, at approximately 1938 UTC or 14:38 hours. Investigator statement.December 15, 2009. On December 15, 2009, inspectors from this office investigated an incident with Piper aircraft model PA-34-200, registration N1440T, s/n 34-7250318, at Kendall/Tamiami munipal airport, Miami, Florida. Upon our arrival at the incident site at Kendall/Tamiami munipal airport, the aircraft was still on runway 13, maintenance personnel were in the process of securing the aircraft for removal of the runway. We took several pictures of the aircraft damages, which consisted of the following: 1) nose landing bearing rod end p/n 452334, was broken, which is part of the nose gear retraction system failure caused the nose landing gear to collapse. 2) the aircraft fuselage nose section sustained damage on the lower surface when it contacted the ground and also is cracked at the left baggage door. 3) both engines propellers were bent due to the propellers striking the ground. We obtained the following facts during our interview of the pilots Mr. Lokesh mangade, certificate # 3360023, student pilot who was in command and Mr. Ami hendel, certificate #3270335, certified flight instructor was on the right seat, also on board was a passenger privacy data omitted. The aircraft is owned and operated by dean international flight school a certificated 14 CFR part 141, flight school. The flight instructor and the student pilot, both stated in their signed statements; they were practicing an instruments approach. They got cleared to land on runway 13. The winds were 130 at 10 knots. The landing was normal, the aircraft was slowing down as we rolled down the runway suddenly without any warning the nose gear collapsed. See attached statements.
As the FAA filed it
PIPER PA-34-200 N1440T S/N 34-7250318 INCIDENT AT KENDALL/TAMIAMI MUNIPAL AIRPORT, ON DECEMBER 15, 2009, AT APPROXIMATELY 1938 UTC OR 14:38 HOURS. INVESTIGATOR STATEMENT.DECEMBER 15, 2009. ON DECEMBER 15, 2009, INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE INVESTIGATED AN INCIDENT WITH PIPER AIRCRAFT MODEL PA-34-200, REGISTRATION N1440T, S/N 34-7250318, AT KENDALL/TAMIAMI MUNIPAL AIRPORT, MIAMI, FLORIDA. UPON OUR ARRIVAL AT THE INCIDENT SITE AT KENDALL/TAMIAMI MUNIPAL AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON RUNWAY 13, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SECURING THE AIRCRAFT FOR REMOVAL OF THE RUNWAY. WE TOOK SEVERAL PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGES, WHICH CONSISTED OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) NOSE LANDING BEARING ROD END P/N 452334, WAS BROKEN, WHICH IS PART OF THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. 2) THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON THE LOWER SURFACE WHEN IT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND ALSO IS CRACKED AT THE LEFT BAGGAGE DOOR. 3) BOTH ENGINES PROPELLERS WERE BENT DUE TO THE PROPELLERS STRIKING THE GROUND. WE OBTAINED THE FOLLOWING FACTS DURING OUR INTERVIEW OF THE PILOTS MR. LOKESH MANGADE, CERTIFICATE # 3360023, STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS IN COMMAND AND MR. AMI HENDEL, CERTIFICATE #3270335, CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT SEAT, ALSO ON BOARD WAS A PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY DEAN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT SCHOOL A CERTIFICATED 14 CFR PART 141, FLIGHT SCHOOL.THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT, BOTH STATED IN THEIR SIGNED STATEMENTS; THEY WERE PRACTICING AN INSTRUMENTS APPROACH. THEY GOT CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 13. THE WINDS WERE 130 AT 10 KNOTS. THE LANDING WAS NORMAL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING DOWN AS WE ROLLED DOWN THE RUNWAY SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. SEE ATTACHED STATEMENTS.
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