# Incident 20240524020979I: Piper PA-32R-301T, Saint Simons Is, GA, May 24, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2024, 17:50 local time
- Place: Saint Simons Is, GA
- Airport: St Simons Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1520° N, 81.3911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST SIMONS ISLAND (SSI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1520&lon=-81.3911&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8172P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8172P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-301T
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240524020979I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST AND VERIFIED HE HAD THREE GREEN. HE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND ROLLED OUT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AFTER TOUCHDOWN. HE STATED HE SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND TURNED ON TO THE TAXIWAY. DURING TAXI THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND COWLING. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE PLACED ON JACKS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE INSPECTION AT A LATER DATE.

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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