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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Kiana, AK · May 25, 2013

Date: May 25, 2013 · 17:30 local
Place: Kiana, AK
Airport: Kiana
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3348W
Reported as: Piper PA-32-260
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 254 total51 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

N3348WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-189 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot landed and slowed for turn off. Front gear fell into soft spot at end of runway causing front gear to collapse and prop to strike ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AND SLOWED FOR TURN OFF. FRONT GEAR FELL INTO SOFT SPOT AT END OF RUNWAY CAUSING FRONT GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND PROP TO STRIKE GROUND.