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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Alexandia, LA · August 11, 2013

Date: August 11, 2013 · 12:31 local
Place: Alexandia, LA
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8147J
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,059 total273 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N8147JRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7940286 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-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 on rwy 14. The nose gear collapsed on touchdown.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED ON RWY 14. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN.