What happened
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The boston flight standards district office (FSDO) received notice from the regional operations center that a Piper aztec, N4700P, had it nose gear collapse after touchdown on runway 16 at Theodore frances Green airport on may 10,2013.
This inspector telephoned and spoke to the pilot of N4700P, privacy data omitted, on may 13,2013. privacy data omitted Explained that he had departed kpvd and was conducting air work in the vicinity of kpvd. privacy data omitted Explained that when returning to the airport he entered the right base for runway 16 at kpvd and was given clearance to land. privacy data omitted Explained he executed a normal approach and had 3 Green lights on his landing gear. privacy data omitted Explained that he had touched down normally and that upon roll out he heard a loud snap and the nose gear fell to the tarmac and the plane skidded to a halt. The aircraft came to a rest between taxiways n and m on runway 16.
Pictures of the aircraft taken by the rhode island aircraft corporation show the aircraft resting on its nose on runway 16 .
A maintenance inspector from the boston FSDO inspected the aircraft and reviewed the aircraft logbooks. The aircraft logbooks showed that the landing gear was serviced at the last annual inspection. The maintence inspector mentioned the emergency gear down extension was activated; it was found that the aircrafts nose gear would not lock down. The maintenance inspector confirmed there was a mechanical failure with nose gear.
As the FAA filed it
THE BOSTON FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO) RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER THAT A PIPER AZTEC, N4700P, HAD IT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 16 AT THEODORE FRANCES GREEN AIRPORT ON MAY 10,2013.
THIS INSPECTOR TELEPHONED AND SPOKE TO THE PILOT OF N4700P, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ON MAY 13,2013. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED KPVD AND WAS CONDUCTING AIR WORK IN THE VICINITY OF KPVD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPLAINED THAT WHEN RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT HE ENTERED THE RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 16 AT KPVD AND WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO LAND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPLAINED HE EXECUTED A NORMAL APPROACH AND HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS ON HIS LANDING GEAR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPLAINED THAT HE HAD TOUCHED DOWN NORMALLY AND THAT UPON ROLL OUT HE HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND THE NOSE GEAR FELL TO THE TARMAC AND THE PLANE SKIDDED TO A HALT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST BETWEEN TAXIWAYS N AND M ON RUNWAY 16.
PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT TAKEN BY THE RHODE ISLAND AIRCRAFT CORPORATION SHOW THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON ITS NOSE ON RUNWAY 16 .
A MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR FROM THE BOSTON FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND REVIEWED THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS. THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS SHOWED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS SERVICED AT THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE MAINTENCE INSPECTOR MENTIONED THE EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN EXTENSION WAS ACTIVATED; IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN. THE MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR CONFIRMED THERE WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE WITH NOSE GEAR.
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