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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Denton, TX · August 3, 2012

Date: August 3, 2012 · 08:45 local
Place: Denton, TX
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: U9FS
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5049T
Reported as: Piper PA-34-200
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,140 total338 in this make and model141 in the last 90 days

N5049TRegistered now · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7250210 · Built 1972 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

5049T had just landed on runway 18 at Denton municipal airport and begun to taxi to taxiway A4 when the tower requested that they expedite their taxi to taxiway A5 and exit the runway. As the pilot at the controls advanced the throttles, 5049T'S nose gear collapsed. The aircraft skidded approximated 100 yards and came to rest in the middle of the runway. Both propellers and the aircraft nose cone was damaged. 5049T was towed to a hangar and placed on jacks. A maintenance inspector determined that the nose gear down lock link assembly attaching bolt had been bent allowing the over center drag link to retract. This allowed the nose gear to retract when power was applied during the taxi. The two pilots and one passenger on board stated that they had not had any hard landings with the aircraft during their training session.

As the FAA filed it

5049T HAD JUST LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 AT DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND BEGUN TO TAXI TO TAXIWAY A4 WHEN THE TOWER REQUESTED THAT THEY EXPEDITE THEIR TAXI TO TAXIWAY A5 AND EXIT THE RUNWAY. AS THE PILOT AT THE CONTROLS ADVANCED THE THROTTLES, 5049T'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED APPROXIMATED 100 YARDS AND CAME TO REST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH PROPELLERS AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSE CONE WAS DAMAGED. 5049T WAS TOWED TO A HANGAR AND PLACED ON JACKS. A MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK LINK ASSEMBLY ATTACHING BOLT HAD BEEN BENT ALLOWING THE OVER CENTER DRAG LINK TO RETRACT. THIS ALLOWED THE NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED DURING THE TAXI. THE TWO PILOTS AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD STATED THAT THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY HARD LANDINGS WITH THE AIRCRAFT DURING THEIR TRAINING SESSION.

Other reports on N5049T · 2

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

Incident 20160510007629ILanding: Touchdown · Denton, TXAfter practicing maneuvers for the instructional flight lesson the aircraft returned to the airport for landing. On the final approach to landing phase of the flight the instructor took control of the aircraft from the student and corrected the speed and…May 10, 2016 · Minor damage Incident 20120502009209ILanding: Rollout · Hondo, TXOn 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.…May 2, 2012 · Minor damage