# Incident 20210401001289I: Piper PA-34-220T, Slidell, LA, April 1, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 2021, 16:10 local time
- Place: Slidell, LA
- Airport: Slidell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HEBA
- Location: 30.3463° N, 89.8208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SLIDELL (ASD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3463&lon=-89.8208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8350Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8350Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (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-34-220T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210401001289I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING RWY 36 AT KASD, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RWY BY MAKING A LH TURN AT THE THIRD CUTOUT, FOLLOWED BY A FULL STOP TO PERFORM A POST LANDING CHECKLIST.  THE PILOT STARTED A SLOW GROUND TAXI, THEN MADE A SUBSEQUENT LH TURN ONTO THE TAXI WAY AND FELT A SLIGHT BUMP CAUSED BY THE RWY CENTERLINE SOLAR LIGHTS.  SHORTLY AFTER FEELING THE BUMP, THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING BOTH PROPELLORS TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT.

## Other reports on N8350Z (3)

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

- [Incident 20240831012499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240831012499I), Aug 31, 2024: Piper PA-34-220T (N8350Z), Galliano, LA, Minor damage. The pilot had landed at the airport to refuel. After refueling during taxi to take off at about 5KNTS the nose landing gear collapsed. Investigation discovered…
- [Accident 19980102002289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980102002289A), Jan 2, 1998: Piper PA34220T (N8350Z), Winterset, IA, Substantial damage. High approach speed landed long. Turned onto wet grass at end of runway and slid into ditch. Unfamiliar with runway (.4)the pilot said that during a…
- [Incident 19910715033809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910715033809I), Jul 15, 1991: Piper PA34220T (N8350Z), Macon, GA, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed gear up. Bolt attaching shimmy damper to trunnion arm improperly installed.

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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