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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32RT-300 · Friday Harbor, WA · December 15, 2022

Date
December 15, 2022 · 11:30 local
Place
Friday Harbor, WA
Airport
Friday Harbor
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N555AM
Reported as
Piper PA-32RT-300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,646 total830 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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.

During takeoff roll nose landing gear collapsed approximately 1/3 down the runway. PIC then observed landing gear unsafe light come on. Aircraft skidded to a complete stop approximately 1/2 way down the runway. Collapsed nose gear resulted in minor damage to the nose landing doors and propellers. No injuries reported.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED APPROXIMATELY 1/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY. PIC THEN OBSERVED LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT COME ON. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A COMPLETE STOP APPROXIMATELY 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING DOORS AND PROPELLERS. NO INJURIES REPORTED.