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FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Valdosta, GA · July 31, 2014

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Date
July 31, 2014 · 16:30 local
Place
Valdosta, GA
Airport
Valdosta Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N36345
Reported as
Piper PA-34-200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
24,000 total750 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N36345Registered now · Piper PA-34-200TS/N 34-7870321 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-34-200TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon arrival at vld was met at the FBO by aircraft privacy data omitted. The aircraft had been removed from the taxi way the day before shortly after the incident happened byprivacy data omitted and staff at the vld FBO. The aircraft now was at the owner's hangar (lean to) facility. The nose landing gear was folded up inside the nose wheel well so the nose of the aircraft was resting on the concrete slab. Damage was noted to the fiberglass nose section. During the moving process the left hand main landing gear had buckled due to electrical power and hydraulic power not running. A make shift dolly was fabricated to assist with the move. Both 2 bladed propellers struck the taxi way when the nose gear collapsed causing bent tips on all four blades. The engine cowlings sustained cracks. At this time I was unable to ascertain any damage to the belly of the aircraft due to the aircraft resting on its nose. Received statements from owner and two FBO employees. Took pictures then returned to atl FSDO.

As the FAA filed it

UPON ARRIVAL AT VLD WAS MET AT THE FBO BY AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE TAXI WAY THE DAY BEFORE SHORTLY AFTER THE INCIDENT HAPPENED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND STAFF AT THE VLD FBO. THE AIRCRAFT NOW WAS AT THE OWNER'S HANGAR (LEAN TO) FACILITY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS FOLDED UP INSIDE THE NOSE WHEEL WELL SO THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS RESTING ON THE CONCRETE SLAB. DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE FIBERGLASS NOSE SECTION. DURING THE MOVING PROCESS THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD BUCKLED DUE TO ELECTRICAL POWER AND HYDRAULIC POWER NOT RUNNING. A MAKE SHIFT DOLLY WAS FABRICATED TO ASSIST WITH THE MOVE. BOTH 2 BLADED PROPELLERS STRUCK THE TAXI WAY WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING BENT TIPS ON ALL FOUR BLADES. THE ENGINE COWLINGS SUSTAINED CRACKS. AT THIS TIME I WAS UNABLE TO ASCERTAIN ANY DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON ITS NOSE. RECEIVED STATEMENTS FROM OWNER AND TWO FBO EMPLOYEES. TOOK PICTURES THEN RETURNED TO ATL FSDO.

Other reports on N36345 · 1

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

Accident 19890616057319ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Las Cruces, NMLeft main landing gear collapsed on landing roll followed by right main collapse. Trunnion housing had broken.Jun 16, 1989 · Substantial damage