# Incident 20160714006579I: Piper PA-28R-200, Columbia, TN, July 14, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2016, 09:12 local time
- Place: Columbia, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6151° N, 87.0353° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6151&lon=-87.0353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16422, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16422) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160714006579I

## Narrative

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

N16422, PIPER PA-28R HAD BEEN RELEASED AS AIRWORTHY FROM AN ANNUAL INSPECTION LESS THAN ONE WEEK FROM DATE OF ACCIDENT.

AIRCRAFT SOLD, REASON FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION, AND PILOT WAS HIRED TO TAKE AIRCRAFT TO CALIFORNIA.

PILOT RECEIVED CHECK OUT IN INCIDENT AIRCRAFT TWO DAYS PRIOR.  REASON FOR CHECK OUT-PILOT HAD NOT OPERATE THIS PARTICULAR MODEL.

UPON TAKEOFF GEAR TRANSIT LIGHT CAME ON.  PILOT FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR TROUBLE SHOOTING TRANSIT LIGHT.  HE WAS HELPED BY CAFE AND MECHANIC IN TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PROBLEM.

PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN FROM DEPARTURE AIRPORT AND PERFORM A NOSE GEAR UP LANDING.

AIRCRAFT PART (LANDING GEAR-NOSE SHIMY DAMPER) AND MAINTENANCE ON SECTION IS UNDER FURTHER REVIEW, AS OF INCIDENT DATE.

## Other reports on N16422 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781215025179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781215025179I), Dec 15, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N16422), Waukesha, WI, Minor damage. Left landing gear collapsed on rollout. Had indicated safe. Hydraulic pressure not sufficient for positive lock.

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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