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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Hondo, TX · May 2, 2012

Date
May 2, 2012 · 13:45 local
Place
Hondo, TX
Airport
Hondo Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
W78S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5049T
Reported as
Piper PA-34-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,240 total100 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On 05/08/2012, I examined N5049T for a reported nose gear collapse during the landing roll. The nose gear down-lock link was broken, and both props made contact with the runway. The props have tip-curl on both engines consistant with high power application. There is damage to the nose gear doors.

As the FAA filed it

ON 05/08/2012, I EXAMINED N5049T FOR A REPORTED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE NOSE GEAR DOWN-LOCK LINK WAS BROKEN, AND BOTH PROPS MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PROPS HAVE TIP-CURL ON BOTH ENGINES CONSISTANT WITH HIGH POWER APPLICATION. THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS.

Other reports on N5049T · 2

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