20240627008029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · New Braunfels, TX · June 27, 2024

Date
June 27, 2024 · 12:35 local
Place
New Braunfels, TX
Airport
New Braunfels Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N999NF
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,594 total

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.

On 6/27/2024, during instructional flight, student pilot was performing touch and go operations. At 12:37 CDT, shortly after second touchdown on runway 17, the aircraft began steering to the right and went into the grass. There were no injuries and the aircraft sustained minor damage.

On 6/28/2024, inspection of nose gear assembly (p/n 67100-013), discovered three bolts p/n 401-265 * bolt—(AN3-H7A) sheered off, which aloud nose wheel steering arm assembly (p/n 44386-003) to separate from the nose gear strut.

As the FAA filed it

ON 6/27/2024, DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS. AT 12:37 CDT, SHORTLY AFTER SECOND TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 17, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN STEERING TO THE RIGHT AND WENT INTO THE GRASS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

ON 6/28/2024, INSPECTION OF NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY (P/N 67100-013), DISCOVERED THREE BOLTS P/N 401-265 * BOLT—(AN3-H7A) SHEERED OFF, WHICH ALOUD NOSE WHEEL STEERING ARM ASSEMBLY (P/N 44386-003) TO SEPARATE FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT.