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FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Longview, TX · November 18, 2023

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Date
November 18, 2023 · 22:10 local
Place
Longview, TX
Airport
East Texas Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
K9YS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N213CB
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total
N213CBRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496147 · Built 2002Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft made final approach to runway 31, East Texas Regional, aircraft properly configured,

Three green gear lights illuminated. Landing was normal and during the slow-down roll the right main gear

Broke and the plane tilted downward on the right, causing the right propeller to strike the runway. The

Aircraft slid to a stop, right side resting on the remaining strut. The aircraft never left the runway.

The aircraft was lifted and removed from runway the next morning under the supervision of the aircraft

privacy data omitted And airfield manager. The right landing gear shock piston broke immediately above the fork

Assembly, causing the aircraft to come to rest on the remaining piston/strut. The propeller struck the ground,

Damaging both blades. There was no indication that the wing or fuselage contacted the ground. Two souls

On board, CFI and student. No injuries, no damage to airfield. Minor damage to aircraft; incident.

Aircraft was moved to ramp and placed on blocks, awaiting repairs.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT MADE FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31, EAST TEXAS REGIONAL, AIRCRAFT PROPERLY CONFIGURED,

THREE GREEN GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. LANDING WAS NORMAL AND DURING THE SLOW-DOWN ROLL THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR

BROKE AND THE PLANE TILTED DOWNWARD ON THE RIGHT, CAUSING THE RIGHT PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE

AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP, RIGHT SIDE RESTING ON THE REMAINING STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER LEFT THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED AND REMOVED FROM RUNWAY THE NEXT MORNING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE AIRCRAFT

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND AIRFIELD MANAGER. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR SHOCK PISTON BROKE IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE FORK

ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST ON THE REMAINING PISTON/STRUT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND,

DAMAGING BOTH BLADES. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE WING OR FUSELAGE CONTACTED THE GROUND. TWO SOULS

ON BOARD, CFI AND STUDENT. NO INJURIES, NO DAMAGE TO AIRFIELD. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT; INCIDENT.

AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO RAMP AND PLACED ON BLOCKS, AWAITING REPAIRS.