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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Port Mansfield, TX · October 19, 2017

Date: October 19, 2017 · 13:00 local
Place: Port Mansfield, TX
Airport: Charles R. Johnson
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N633CB
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA017
Reported as: Piper PA-32RT-300T
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N633CBRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2020 · Piper PA-32RT-300TS/N 32R-7887158 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-32RT-300T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

After landing the aircraft was about to make a right turn in an effort to exit the runway. PIC applied power to initiate the turn when the nose gear trunnion connection to the nose gear down lock link failed. This action caused the nose gear to swing forward causing the aircraft nose attitude to drop striking the propeller on the runway and tearing the fuselage just behind the firewall at fs 33.40

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN IN AN EFFORT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. PIC APPLIED POWER TO INITIATE THE TURN WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TRUNNION CONNECTION TO THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK LINK FAILED. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO SWING FORWARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT NOSE ATTITUDE TO DROP STRIKING THE PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY AND TEARING THE FUSELAGE JUST BEHIND THE FIREWALL AT FS 33.40

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN18LA017Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPort Mansfield, TXThe pilot’s improper landing flare, which led to a hard landing and the subsequent collapse of the nosewheel landing gear due to the overstress failure of the nosewheel landing gear trunnion casting.Oct 19, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N633CB · 1

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

Incident 19820930061389IFinal Approach · Kendallville, INToo low on final on a night landing. Struck a powerline which passed over top of aircraft. Landed on runway.Sep 30, 1982 · Minor damage