What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 31, 2014, about 1450 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-44-180, N216FW, sustained minor damage when the nose landing gear collapsed during landing roll at cecil airport (vqq), Jacksonville, Florida. The two flight instructors onboard were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight, which was operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 91.
The pilot flying stated that he was conducting a single-engine landing when the event occurred. All three landing gear position lights indicated that the landing gear were down and locked prior to landing, and the pilot described the landing as "normal." During the landing roll, the second pilot observed that the landing gear position lights were flickering, and the nose landing gear subsequently collapsed. The pilots secured the airplane and egressed on the runway.
Due to sudden stopage of both engines, the propeler blades were bent. The radome and nose gear doors sustained minor damage from skidding on them.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 31, 2014, ABOUT 1450 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-44-180, N216FW, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL AT CECIL AIRPORT (VQQ), JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. THE TWO FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS ONBOARD WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.
THE PILOT FLYING STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING A SINGLE-ENGINE LANDING WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHTS INDICATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED PRIOR TO LANDING, AND THE PILOT DESCRIBED THE LANDING AS "NORMAL." DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE SECOND PILOT OBSERVED THAT THE LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING, AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED. THE PILOTS SECURED THE AIRPLANE AND EGRESSED ON THE RUNWAY.
DUE TO SUDDEN STOPAGE OF BOTH ENGINES, THE PROPELER BLADES WERE BENT. THE RADOME AND NOSE GEAR DOORS SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FROM SKIDDING ON THEM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.