# Incident 20140731014979I: Piper PA-34-200T, Valdosta, GA, July 31, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2014, 16:30 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Valdosta Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7815° N, 83.2760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VALDOSTA RGNL (VLD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7815&lon=-83.2760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36345, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36345) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 24,000 total, 750 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140731014979I

## Narrative

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

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 19890616057319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890616057319A), Jun 16, 1989: Piper PA34200T (N36345), Las Cruces, NM, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing roll followed by right main collapse. Trunnion housing had broken.

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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