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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Burnet, TX · January 26, 2023

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Date
January 26, 2023 · 17:30 local
Place
Burnet, TX
Airport
Burnet Municipal Kate Craddock Fld
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N418FW
Reported as
Piper PA-28-235
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
127 total26 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N418FWRegistration cancelled Jul 22, 2023 · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-10488 · Built 1964Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot departed lakeway airpark (3R9)

Pilot flew with 3 passangers, 4 total on aircraft

Pilot flew to Burnet municipal (bmq)

Pilot performed an approach and flew over the airfield

Pilot decided to land aircraft at bmq, pilot reported that air speed upon landing was 70-75 knots with clear and calm winds

Pilot indicated that when landing gear hit the ground the nose turned abruptly to right without rudder input and veered off the runway.

Aircraft veered 45 degrees off the runway on a straight line and stop at or near 200 feet from active

Aircraft nose landing gear broke from terrain and turned perpendicular and skid at or neat 30-40 feet until final stop

Iic narrative:

Aircraft was removed from active prior to FAA inspection. Reviewed aircraft logs books, annual inspection was current, no prior landing gear maintenace indicated prior to incident. Primary flight controls were functional. Overall general condition was in working order. Due to the nose landing gear collapsed and damage was not able to determine steering was in working order.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED LAKEWAY AIRPARK (3R9)

PILOT FLEW WITH 3 PASSANGERS, 4 TOTAL ON AIRCRAFT

PILOT FLEW TO BURNET MUNICIPAL (BMQ)

PILOT PERFORMED AN APPROACH AND FLEW OVER THE AIRFIELD

PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AIRCRAFT AT BMQ, PILOT REPORTED THAT AIR SPEED UPON LANDING WAS 70-75 KNOTS WITH CLEAR AND CALM WINDS

PILOT INDICATED THAT WHEN LANDING GEAR HIT THE GROUND THE NOSE TURNED ABRUPTLY TO RIGHT WITHOUT RUDDER INPUT AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY.

AIRCRAFT VEERED 45 DEGREES OFF THE RUNWAY ON A STRAIGHT LINE AND STOP AT OR NEAR 200 FEET FROM ACTIVE

AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR BROKE FROM TERRAIN AND TURNED PERPENDICULAR AND SKID AT OR NEAT 30-40 FEET UNTIL FINAL STOP

IIC NARRATIVE:

AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM ACTIVE PRIOR TO FAA INSPECTION. REVIEWED AIRCRAFT LOGS BOOKS, ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS CURRENT, NO PRIOR LANDING GEAR MAINTENACE INDICATED PRIOR TO INCIDENT. PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE FUNCTIONAL. OVERALL GENERAL CONDITION WAS IN WORKING ORDER. DUE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND DAMAGE WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE STEERING WAS IN WORKING ORDER.