20200503010479I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-200 · Denision, TX · May 3, 2020

Date
May 3, 2020 · 17:02 local
Place
Denision, TX
Airport
North Texas Regional
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
W78S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1369T
Reported as
Piper PA-34-200
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
394 total29 in this make and model132 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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CFI instructing a student for multi-engine rating, staying in the pattern. With CFI at controls for a touch and go, on landing, retracted flaps, advanced throttles, felt nose gear collapse. Main gears remained down and locked. No injuries to the two occupants.

Aircraft sustained minor damage to the nose gear doors and nose cone, due to contact with the runway surface. Aircraft also incurred damage to both blades of each engine propeller due to sudden stoppage. No other damage noted.

As the FAA filed it

CFI INSTRUCTING A STUDENT FOR MULTI-ENGINE RATING, STAYING IN THE PATTERN. WITH CFI AT CONTROLS FOR A TOUCH AND GO, ON LANDING, RETRACTED FLAPS, ADVANCED THROTTLES, FELT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. MAIN GEARS REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED. NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS AND NOSE CONE, DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. AIRCRAFT ALSO INCURRED DAMAGE TO BOTH BLADES OF EACH ENGINE PROPELLER DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED.

Other reports on N1369T · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.