# Incident 20210601007419I: Piper PA-34-200, Somereset, KY, June 1, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2021, 11:00 local time
- Place: Somereset, KY
- Airport: Lake Cumberland Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0536° N, 84.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE CUMBERLAND RGNL (SME), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0536&lon=-84.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42309, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42309-2022-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 383 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210601007419I

## Narrative

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

DURING SHORT FIELD TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE WAS HELD HIGH AND WHEN LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND IT FOLDED INTO THE PARTIALLY RETRACTED POSITION CAUSING BOTH PROPS TO STRIKE THE GROUND.  IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ROD END LINKAGE BROKE CAUSING THE GEAR TO FOLD UP.

## Other reports on N42309 (3)

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

- [Incident 20031014033309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031014033309I), Oct 14, 2003: Piper PA34200 (N42309), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. (-23) During rollout after a normal landing, the nose gear collapsed on N42309, a Piper PA-34-200. An investigation determined that the nose gear failed due to…
- [Incident 19990511020019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990511020019I), May 11, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N42309), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up on runway #1 at Albany international airport. Pilot was in the process of performing an emergency landing after reporting to Albany…
- [Incident 19791129045169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129045169I), Nov 29, 1979: Piper PA34200 (N42309), Danville, VA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during landing due to failed bolt on nose gear down lock assembly p/n 862753.

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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