# Incident 20140126004409I: Piper PA-31-350, Leesburg, FL, January 26, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2014, 14:09 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESBURG INTL (LEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4502L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4502L-2015-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140126004409I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEESBURG, FL (LEE) FOR FT. LAUDERDALE, FL. AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO LEE TO CLOSE AN ENGINE OIL SERVICE DOOR. ON LANDING LEFT MAIN AND NOSE  LANDING GEAR COLLASPED AND AIRCRAFT SLID OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4502L (1)

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

- [Incident 19990326039619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990326039619I), Mar 26, 1999: Piper PA31350 (N4502L), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. (.23)Enroute to albert whitted airport pilot noted oil venting from right engine cowling. Moments later power surges and subsequent loss of power were noted.…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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