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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Provo, UT · March 31, 2018

Date: March 31, 2018 · 10:17 local
Place: Provo, UT
Airport: Provo Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N54FF
Reported as: Piper PA-23-250
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,000 total25 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days

N54FFRegistration cancelled Jan 3, 2020 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7754052 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250

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What happened

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

On 03/31/2018 at 1017 MST, N54FF, a standard category PA-23-250 was on takeoff roll at pvu. At rotation speed, the pilot reported hearing a loud bang, saw something fly up from the nose of the aircraft, followed by skidding along the runway on the nose. The aircraft came to rest further down runway 13 at taxiway A2. The nose gear collapsed and both propellers struck the ground. Parts of the right propeller separated, entered the baggage compartment and exited through the top of the nose. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON 03/31/2018 AT 1017 MST, N54FF, A STANDARD CATEGORY PA-23-250 WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT PVU. AT ROTATION SPEED, THE PILOT REPORTED HEARING A LOUD BANG, SAW SOMETHING FLY UP FROM THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, FOLLOWED BY SKIDDING ALONG THE RUNWAY ON THE NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FURTHER DOWN RUNWAY 13 AT TAXIWAY A2. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND BOTH PROPELLERS STRUCK THE GROUND. PARTS OF THE RIGHT PROPELLER SEPARATED, ENTERED THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND EXITED THROUGH THE TOP OF THE NOSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.