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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Bethany, OK · August 3, 2021

Date: August 3, 2021 · 15:00 local
Place: Bethany, OK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N232TS
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301T
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 409 total

N232TSRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8229041 · Built 1982 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft was on approach to wiley post (pwa) 35R with gear down and three green lights. During landing the main gear touched down and when the nose gear touched down it felt soft. The nose of the aircraft fell to the ground, the nose gear retracted and the aircraft skidded to a stop. A gear retraction test was completed and no malfunctions were noted.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO WILEY POST (PWA) 35R WITH GEAR DOWN AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS. DURING LANDING THE MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN AND WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IT FELT SOFT. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT FELL TO THE GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. A GEAR RETRACTION TEST WAS COMPLETED AND NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE NOTED.