# Incident 20111215030139I: Piper PA-32R-300, Zephyrhills, FL, December 15, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Zephyrhills, FL
- Airport: Zephyrhills Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2267° N, 82.1556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ZEPHYRHILLS MUNI (ZPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2267&lon=-82.1556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N424TP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N424TP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111215030139I

## Narrative

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

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 20000522032449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000522032449I), May 22, 2000: Piper PA32R300 (N424TP), Erie, CO, Minor damage. (-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.…

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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