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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Pompano Beach, FL · February 28, 2018

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Date
February 28, 2018 · 13:38 local
Place
Pompano Beach, FL
Airport
Pompano Beach Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N15297
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming O&GO-145C series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
104 total104 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days
N15297Registered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7325033 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming O&GO-145C seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The purpose of the flights was training (private pilot maneuvers), the event happened in the second touchdown. Both pilots stated that the second landing on runway 10 was normal and the landing roll seemed normal. After the rolled out, at the start of the turn onto the taxiway is when they felt a bump or pothole and a wing dropped down on the right side.

The upper attachment of the torque link assembly (gear scissor) was broken off, causing the right stub axel with the tire and oleo piston assembly (item 37-34) to disengage from the gear cylinder (item 37-39), refer to the Piper parts catalog, page 2H16, rev. May 1980 for reference. No other damages were noted during the initial inspection of the aircraft.

Markings on the runway indicate that the aircraft right gear touchdown with the cylinder, the stub axel and oleo piston assembly (fastened together) were found connected to the aircraft by the brake hose. The aircraft came to a stop aproximately 300 feet from the first point of contact with the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHTS WAS TRAINING (PRIVATE PILOT MANEUVERS), THE EVENT HAPPENED IN THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT THE SECOND LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 WAS NORMAL AND THE LANDING ROLL SEEMED NORMAL. AFTER THE ROLLED OUT, AT THE START OF THE TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY IS WHEN THEY FELT A BUMP OR POTHOLE AND A WING DROPPED DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

THE UPPER ATTACHMENT OF THE TORQUE LINK ASSEMBLY (GEAR SCISSOR) WAS BROKEN OFF, CAUSING THE RIGHT STUB AXEL WITH THE TIRE AND OLEO PISTON ASSEMBLY (ITEM 37-34) TO DISENGAGE FROM THE GEAR CYLINDER (ITEM 37-39), REFER TO THE PIPER PARTS CATALOG, PAGE 2H16, REV. MAY 1980 FOR REFERENCE. NO OTHER DAMAGES WERE NOTED DURING THE INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

MARKINGS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT GEAR TOUCHDOWN WITH THE CYLINDER, THE STUB AXEL AND OLEO PISTON ASSEMBLY (FASTENED TOGETHER) WERE FOUND CONNECTED TO THE AIRCRAFT BY THE BRAKE HOSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP APROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.