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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · San Diego, CA · December 9, 2018

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Date
December 9, 2018 · 09:15 local
Place
San Diego, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4569J
Reported as
Piper PA-28R-180
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N4569JRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 2020 · Piper PA-28R-180S/N 28R-30432 · Built 1968Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While conducting a training cross country flight it was uneventful. On approach to myf aircraft was cleared to land. The student was instructed to lower the landing gear. The touchdown was smooth. When the nose landing gear touched the ground the nose landing gear collapsed and followed by a prop strike. The aircraft skidded 200-300 feet before coming to a complete stop. The aircraft was inspected by maintenance and found a nose gear actuator rod end broke off.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAINING CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT IT WAS UNEVENTFUL. ON APPROACH TO MYF AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND. THE STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH. WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED THE GROUND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND FOLLOWED BY A PROP STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 200-300 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE AND FOUND A NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ROD END BROKE OFF.