# Incident 20140611008789I: Piper PA-34-200, San Luis Obispo, CA, June 11, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2014, 15:00 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2662° N, 120.6684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Luis Obispo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2662&lon=-120.6684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15068, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15068-2017-05-02) (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: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 40 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140611008789I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AT SAN LUIS OBISPO CA THE PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN AND LANDING ROLL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AREA OFF THE RUNWAY. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE RETAINING BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE LANDING GEAR DOWN LOCK LINK TO THE STRUCTURE HAD INDICATION OF A PREVIOUS CRACK HIDDEN INSIDE OF THE DOWN LOCK LINK ATTACHMENT BOLT HOLE.

## Other reports on N15068 (4)

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

- [Incident 20071115828549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071115828549I), Nov 15, 2007: Piper PA34200 (N15068), San Diego, CA, No damage. (-23) Pilot simulated an engine failure at altitude on an instructional flight, could not restart engine. Pilot contacted Montgomery air traffic control tower…
- [Incident 19980724041779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980724041779I), Jul 24, 1998: Piper PA34200 (N15068), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-5)Nose landing gear collapsed on landing. Cause was determined to be wear and improper adjustment of the nose gear downlock link.
- [Incident 19951004037129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951004037129I), Oct 4, 1995: Piper PA34200 (N15068), Neenah, WI, Minor damage. Narrative: on landing at Brennand Airport, neena, WI at approximately 11:30 a Piper pa 24-200, N15068 operated by Mr. Eckhard schwarz touched down…
- [Incident 19940504024199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940504024199I), May 4, 1994: Piper PA34200 (N15068), Neenah, WI, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Failed extend gear for landing. Gear horn inoperative.

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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