What happened
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On June 22, 2021 at approximately 2330 central daylight time, a Piper PA-44-180 airplane was damaged due to the nose gear collapsing during a touch and go at the Sidney, Nebraska municipal airport Lloyd w. Carr field (ksny).
The pilot in command (PIC) reported departing from broomfield, Colorado rocky mountain metro airport (kbjc) on a cross country flight to Sidney NE, ksny for the purpose of building time. A second pilot was onboard the flight acting as a safety pilot with the intent of building time as the PIC on the return leg back to kbjc.
Upon arrival to ksny procedures for RNAV 13 at ksny was entered into the GPS with an intention of being flown as a practice approach with vectors to final. During the approach on final the PIC called out props forward, gear down, three green, pumps on, lights on. While on short final both pilots verified and called out three green. The aircraft touched down in close proximity to the 1000 foot markers on runway 13. As the nose gear touched down the PIC reached to raise the flaps when the nose landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded on its nose coming to a complete stop on the runway.
Police officers responding to the incident reported the aircraft came to rest approximately 1124 feet from the point of impact and the aircraft was still on the runway with the left wing overhanging the grass. The aircraft sustained damage to the nose landing gear, bottom of the fuselage forward of the nose gear, and left/right propellers. Both pilots exited the aircraft without injury or assistance.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 22, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 2330 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-44-180 AIRPLANE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSING DURING A TOUCH AND GO AT THE SIDNEY, NEBRASKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT LLOYD W. CARR FIELD (KSNY).
THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) REPORTED DEPARTING FROM BROOMFIELD, COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN METRO AIRPORT (KBJC) ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO SIDNEY NE, KSNY FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING TIME. A SECOND PILOT WAS ONBOARD THE FLIGHT ACTING AS A SAFETY PILOT WITH THE INTENT OF BUILDING TIME AS THE PIC ON THE RETURN LEG BACK TO KBJC.
UPON ARRIVAL TO KSNY PROCEDURES FOR RNAV 13 AT KSNY WAS ENTERED INTO THE GPS WITH AN INTENTION OF BEING FLOWN AS A PRACTICE APPROACH WITH VECTORS TO FINAL. DURING THE APPROACH ON FINAL THE PIC CALLED OUT PROPS FORWARD, GEAR DOWN, THREE GREEN, PUMPS ON, LIGHTS ON. WHILE ON SHORT FINAL BOTH PILOTS VERIFIED AND CALLED OUT THREE GREEN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE 1000 FOOT MARKERS ON RUNWAY 13. AS THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE PIC REACHED TO RAISE THE FLAPS WHEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON ITS NOSE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE RUNWAY.
POLICE OFFICERS RESPONDING TO THE INCIDENT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 1124 FEET FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING OVERHANGING THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE FORWARD OF THE NOSE GEAR, AND LEFT/RIGHT PROPELLERS. BOTH PILOTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY OR ASSISTANCE.
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