# Incident 20230228002129I: Piper PA-34-200, St. Augustine, FL, February 28, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2023, 12:15 local time
- Place: St. Augustine, FL
- Airport: Northeast Florida Regional Air
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: JUFS
- Location: 29.9592° N, 81.3398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Northeast Florida Regional Airport (SGJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9592&lon=-81.3398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56213, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 (registry code 41835, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1e6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1E6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,529 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230228002129I

## Narrative

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

A PIPER SENECA ON AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT WITHIN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN IN AND OUT OF SGJ. THE CREW STATED THEY MADE MULTIPLE LANDINGS WITHOUT ISSUE. WITH REGARDS TO THE LAST FLIGHT ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL WITHOUT INCIDENT AND ON THE DOWNWIND SEGMENT OF THE FLIGHT TO LAND THE STUDENT PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION HOWEVER, ONLY TWO LIGHT ILLUMINATED GREEN ACCOMPANIED BY UNSAFE GEAR WARNING LIGHT. THEY CHANGED THE BULBS, CHECKED BREAKERS FOLLOWED BY YAWING AND RECYCLING THE POSITION SWITCH. THE CREW NOTIFIED THE TOWER WITH THE ISSUE AND REQUESTED TO PERFORM A LOW APPROACH AND PASS TO VERIFY IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN. AFTER MULTIPLE PASSES IT WAS CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND ONCE EMERGENCY VEHICLES WERE STAGED, THE CREW PERFORMED A SOFT FIELD LANDING BUT ONCE THE LEFT MAIN TOUCHED THE SURFACE BEGAN COLLAPSING. THE CREW INITIATED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31 AND THEY CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT. FURTHER EXAMINATION SHOWS DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM SURFACES TO INCLUDE THE TRAILING EDGE WING TIP, LOWER LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE SURFACE AND STABILATOR LOWER SURFACE(SCARRING), WHEREAS IT WAS LISTING LEFT AFTER COLLAPSE. ALSO, WITH REGARDS TO THE GEAR COLLAPSE, IT ROTATED REAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FLAP. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWS THE FORWARD LANDING GEAR TRUNNIONS MAY HAVE FAILED CAUSING THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. FURTHER INSPECTION, AND PARTS REQUIRED THAT ARE NECESSARY TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE. INCIDENT CLOSED CONCLUDING A MECHANICAL ISSUE AND NOT PILOT RELATED AND WILL BE AMENDED AS NEEDED.

## Other reports on N56213 (2)

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

- [Accident 20180614007909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180614007909A), Jun 14, 2018: Piper PA-34-200 (N56213), Umatilla, FL, Substantial damage. N56213 a Piper PA-34-200 (serial number 347350304) was being operated by spaceport aviation and was conducting pilot training under CFR part 61. On 06/14/2018…
- [Incident 19850515037319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850515037319I), May 15, 1985: Piper PA34200 (N56213), Lakeland, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended. Bolt installed incorrectly by mechanic. Landed with nose gear up.

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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