20111205029549I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Saint Thomas, VI · December 5, 2011

Date: December 5, 2011 · 12:21 local
Place: Saint Thomas, VI
Airport: Cyril E King
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: JLZA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2589Z
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On December 5, 2011, approximately 1221 hrs local time, a Piper model PA-23-250 with registration number N2589Z and piloted by privacy data omitted, upon landing on runway 28 and after 400 to 500 feet role out and decresing the speed the nose gear collapse, dragging to a stop between taxiways d and c. this incident resulted in damage to the underside of the nose section of the aircraft. Aircraft has been removed from service due to damage. Still under investigation to see what caused nose gear collapes.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 5, 2011, APPROXIMATELY 1221 HRS LOCAL TIME, A PIPER MODEL PA-23-250 WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N2589Z AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AND AFTER 400 TO 500 FEET ROLE OUT AND DECRESING THE SPEED THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE, DRAGGING TO A STOP BETWEEN TAXIWAYS D AND C. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE DUE TO DAMAGE. STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION TO SEE WHAT CAUSED NOSE GEAR COLLAPES.