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FAA accident report · Piper PA-34-200 · West Palm Beach, FL · January 28, 2014

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Date
January 28, 2014 · 12:45 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
Palm Beach International
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16389
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA107
Reported as
Piper PA-34-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total
N16389Registration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Piper PA-34-200S/N 34-7350138Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200Engine 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.

Arrive scene; interview pilotprivacy data omitted and passenger privacy data omitted. On final approach to ga rwy 10 r, pilot lowered gear, noticed no nose gear down lock indication; accomplished a go around and radioed tower if nose gear down visual. Tower replied affirmative. On second approach the aircraft landed; on roll out, nose gear collapsed, skid down runway about 100 feet. Inspect aircraft after moved before FAA arrival; severe damage to nose radome; buckling on both sides fuselage, damage to firwall near windsheild, curled props; gear doors missing; entry baggage door dont close properly, aircraft appeared out of true. Aircraft registration provided not valid; okc shows record cancelled; non renewal. According to IA thomas odea, records in his possession for 2 years since annual; returned on demand to pilot not to FAA; logbooks with insurance adjuster; last annual accomplished January, 2012. Last time mandatory Piper sb 1123A and AD 2005-13-16 to prevent nose landing gear collapse accomplished; aircraft poorly maintained, out of annual; components in NLG not lubbed and inspected by the sb and AD; hydraulic leak evident from above NLG actuator. Unable to contact owner provided number; all letters request sent to abaco, Bahamas address. Accident attributed to poor maintenance in nose landing gear and lack of scheduled inspections by owner.

As the FAA filed it

ARRIVE SCENE; INTERVIEW PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON FINAL APPROACH TO GA RWY 10 R, PILOT LOWERED GEAR, NOTICED NO NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK INDICATION; ACCOMPLISHED A GO AROUND AND RADIOED TOWER IF NOSE GEAR DOWN VISUAL. TOWER REPLIED AFFIRMATIVE. ON SECOND APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT LANDED; ON ROLL OUT, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, SKID DOWN RUNWAY ABOUT 100 FEET. INSPECT AIRCRAFT AFTER MOVED BEFORE FAA ARRIVAL; SEVERE DAMAGE TO NOSE RADOME; BUCKLING ON BOTH SIDES FUSELAGE, DAMAGE TO FIRWALL NEAR WINDSHEILD, CURLED PROPS; GEAR DOORS MISSING; ENTRY BAGGAGE DOOR DONT CLOSE PROPERLY, AIRCRAFT APPEARED OUT OF TRUE. AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION PROVIDED NOT VALID; OKC SHOWS RECORD CANCELLED; NON RENEWAL. ACCORDING TO IA THOMAS ODEA, RECORDS IN HIS POSSESSION FOR 2 YEARS SINCE ANNUAL; RETURNED ON DEMAND TO PILOT NOT TO FAA; LOGBOOKS WITH INSURANCE ADJUSTER; LAST ANNUAL ACCOMPLISHED JANUARY, 2012. LAST TIME MANDATORY PIPER SB 1123A AND AD 2005-13-16 TO PREVENT NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ACCOMPLISHED; AIRCRAFT POORLY MAINTAINED, OUT OF ANNUAL; COMPONENTS IN NLG NOT LUBBED AND INSPECTED BY THE SB AND AD; HYDRAULIC LEAK EVIDENT FROM ABOVE NLG ACTUATOR. UNABLE TO CONTACT OWNER PROVIDED NUMBER; ALL LETTERS REQUEST SENT TO ABACO, BAHAMAS ADDRESS. ACCIDENT ATTRIBUTED TO POOR MAINTENANCE IN NOSE LANDING GEAR AND LACK OF SCHEDULED INSPECTIONS BY OWNER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14LA107Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Palm Beach, FLThe pilot/owner’s failure to maintain the airplane in accordance with a mandatory service bulletin and an airworthiness directive, which resulted in the nose landing gear collapse during landing.Jan 28, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N16389 · 1

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

Accident 19760410008089AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Savannah, GANose gr,both line fittings p/n 67600-00 & p/n 95297-00 clogged by unidentified matter.Apr 10, 1976 · Substantial damage