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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200T · Rostraver, PA · July 20, 2018

Date
July 20, 2018 · 18:10 local
Place
Rostraver, PA
Airport
Rostraver
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3048H
Reported as
Piper PA-34-200T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,320 total1,400 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

This incident involved a collapse of the nose landing gear during landing on runway 26. Our investigation revealed that no anomalies with the landing gear or components of that system were apparent during an operational function test conducted on July 25, 2018 by inspector james olsen of the allegheny flight standards district office (FSDO).

As the FAA filed it

THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED A COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 26. OUR INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT NO ANOMALIES WITH THE LANDING GEAR OR COMPONENTS OF THAT SYSTEM WERE APPARENT DURING AN OPERATIONAL FUNCTION TEST CONDUCTED ON JULY 25, 2018 BY INSPECTOR JAMES OLSEN OF THE ALLEGHENY FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO).