20111215030139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · Zephyrhills, FL · December 15, 2011

Date: December 15, 2011 · 17:30 local
Place: Zephyrhills, FL
Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N424TP
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-300
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,800 total600 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N424TPRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780332 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

After touchdown pilot reported it felt like right main tire went flat. Aircraft rolled out to right side of runway and came to rest on right wing. Found right main landing gear had broken in half at about the middle of the strut housing. Right main gear strut was pushed back into the right flap. Right main wheel assembly was worn at rim from friction with ground surface and tire was flat and had wear marks from friction with ground.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOT REPORTED IT FELT LIKE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT. AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT TO RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON RIGHT WING. FOUND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD BROKEN IN HALF AT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE STRUT HOUSING. RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT WAS PUSHED BACK INTO THE RIGHT FLAP. RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS WORN AT RIM FROM FRICTION WITH GROUND SURFACE AND TIRE WAS FLAT AND HAD WEAR MARKS FROM FRICTION WITH GROUND.

Other reports on N424TP · 1

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

Incident 20000522032449IErie, CO(-23)Aircraft was climbing through 8000 feet above mean sea level when the front left engine cyclinder and pistion separated from engine and lodge inthe cowl. The pilot made an emergency landing in a field. No damage was incurred as a result of the landing.…May 22, 2000 · Minor damage