# Accident 20140128001739A: Piper PA-34-200, West Palm Beach, FL, January 28, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2014, 12:45 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6831° N, 80.0956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6831&lon=-80.0956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16389, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16389-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140128001739A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA14LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA107), Jan 28, 2014: Piper PA-34-200 (N16389), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N16389 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760410008089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760410008089A), Apr 10, 1976: Piper PA34200 (N16389), Savannah, GA, Substantial damage. Nose gr,both line fittings p/n 67600-00 & p/n 95297-00 clogged by unidentified matter.

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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