# Incident 20180720011759I: Piper PA-34-200T, Rostraver, PA, July 20, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2018, 18:10 local time
- Place: Rostraver, PA
- Airport: Rostraver
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2097° N, 79.8314° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROSTRAVER (FWQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2097&lon=-79.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3048H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3048H-2019-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,320 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180720011759I

## Narrative

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

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).

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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