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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · New Orleans, LA · September 19, 2015

Date
September 19, 2015 · 14:30 local
Place
New Orleans, LA
Airport
New Orleans Downtown
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7803P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA444
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total2,200 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Acft landed with wheels down and upon touch down the nose gear collapsed. Acft veered left and came to a stop on the rwy and partially in the grass. When acft was lifted by insurance adjuster for evaluation the belly skin and bulkhead was damaged beyond economical repair.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED WITH WHEELS DOWN AND UPON TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ACFT VEERED LEFT AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RWY AND PARTIALLY IN THE GRASS. WHEN ACFT WAS LIFTED BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOR EVALUATION THE BELLY SKIN AND BULKHEAD WAS DAMAGED BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.