# Incident 20110118000849I: Piper PA-34-200T, Coldwater, MI, January 18, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2011, 12:45 local time
- Place: Coldwater, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9460° N, 84.9993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldwater, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9460&lon=-84.9993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1555X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1555X) (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 PA-34-200T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other 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/20110118000849I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INADVERTENTLY/INCORRECTLY INSTALLED THE NOSE GEAR CENTERING SPRING ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT HARDWARE BOLT AND RETAINING NUT (404 322, AN316-4R) 180 DEGREE OPPOSITE ORIENTATION AS SPECIFIED IN THE PIPER SENECA II SERVICE MANUAL, REF. 7-8 ASSEMBLY.  THE RESULT WAS A CHAFF/RUB CONTACT OF NUT 404 322 WITH THE PERPENDICULAR ROTATING NOSE LANDING GEAR DOOR TUBE.  UPON NOSE GEAR RETRACTION THE NUT GOUGED APPROXIMATELY A 3/4 INCH GROOVE IN THE TUBE RADIUS SURFACE RESTRICTING THE LANDING GEAR FROM A SUBSEQUENT EXTENTION DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE WITH THE ROTATING LANDING GEAR DOOR TUBE ASSEMBLY.

## Other reports on N1555X (2)

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

- [Incident 20130720013549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130720013549I), Jul 20, 2013: Piper PA-34-200T (N1555X), Wise, VA, Substantial damage. On July 20, 2013 at 1230PM local time, the pilot in charge, brad vanpelt was at cruise altitude of 11500 feet and noticed a visible oil leak from right engine…
- [Accident 19880310011659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880310011659A), Mar 10, 1988: Piper PA34200T (N1555X), Lower Lake, CA, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing. Trunnion had broken into 3 pieces. Service bulletin not performed.

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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