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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-300 · St Petersburg, FL · April 3, 2016

Date: April 3, 2016 · 16:49 local
Place: St Petersburg, FL
Airport: Albert Whitted
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N544DG
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-300
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,300 total635 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N544DGRegistration cancelled Jun 8, 2018 · Piper PA-32R-300S/N 32R-7780440 · Built 1977 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 04/03/2016, at approximately 16:49 LCL, a Piper PA-32R-300, N544DG, registered to "lance N38544 LLC" (merritt island, FL), landed on rwy 18 at Albert Whitted Airport (spg - St Petersburg, FL) when the right main landing gear and nose landing gear collapsed. Visual meteoroligical conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the pilot/passengers were uninjured. The flight originated earlier from merritt island airport (coi - merritt island, FL).

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/03/2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:49 LCL, A PIPER PA-32R-300, N544DG, REGISTERED TO "LANCE N38544 LLC" (MERRITT ISLAND, FL), LANDED ON RWY 18 AT ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT (SPG - ST PETERSBURG, FL) WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. VISUAL METEOROLIGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT/PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED EARLIER FROM MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT (COI - MERRITT ISLAND, FL).

Other reports on N544DG · 1

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

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