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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-220T · New Orleans, LA · June 24, 2016

Date: June 24, 2016 · 08:48 local
Place: New Orleans, LA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operator: N6NS
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N83740
Reported as: Piper PA-34-220T
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total50 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N83740Registration cancelled Oct 15, 2026 · Piper PA-34-220TS/N 34-8133072 Airframe modelPiper PA-34-220T Engine 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.

During an instructional flight the instructor and student made a short field approach and landing. On the roll-out prior to applying power for a touch and go the nose gear collapsed forcing the aircraft off of the right side of runway 36L at New Orleans lakefront airport. Upon exiting the runway the aircraft struck the runway/taxiway sign for 36L & taxiway h. the sign pierced the right wing outboard of the engine nacelle dumping the fuel in the wing tank and caused the aircraft to rotate 90 degrees.; there was no fire. The aircraft came to rest perpendicular to the runway facing east. The right main folded up as well during the runway excursion. The pilots secured the aircraft and egressed through the cockpit door. Investigation of the aircraft nose landing gear failure is ongoing. This report will be amended as new information is obtained.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT MADE A SHORT FIELD APPROACH AND LANDING. ON THE ROLL-OUT PRIOR TO APPLYING POWER FOR A TOUCH AND GO THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FORCING THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 36L AT NEW ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT. UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY/TAXIWAY SIGN FOR 36L & TAXIWAY H. THE SIGN PIERCED THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD OF THE ENGINE NACELLE DUMPING THE FUEL IN THE WING TANK AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE 90 DEGREES.; THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY FACING EAST. THE RIGHT MAIN FOLDED UP AS WELL DURING THE RUNWAY EXCURSION. THE PILOTS SECURED THE AIRCRAFT AND EGRESSED THROUGH THE COCKPIT DOOR. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILURE IS ONGOING. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NEW INFORMATION IS OBTAINED.