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FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Hillsboro, ND · August 24, 2024

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Date
August 24, 2024 · 17:21 local
Place
Hillsboro, ND
Airport
Hillsboro Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
OG5S
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N893ND
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-B1G6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,029 total
N893NDRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496505 · Built 2020Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180Engine modelLycoming IO-360-B1G6Reciprocating

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What happened

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

After landing on rollout nose gear collapsed causing damage to fiberglass nose cone and gear doors. After investigation found nose gear drag brace center bolt broken and nut side missing, most of bolt still installed and drag brace remained assembled. Also found down lock hook and bushing bend back and disengaged. Installation of new hardware and numerous gear retraction and extensions could not determine why nose gear would have unlocked. Inspection of electrical wiring found no defects.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING ON ROLLOUT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO FIBERGLASS NOSE CONE AND GEAR DOORS. AFTER INVESTIGATION FOUND NOSE GEAR DRAG BRACE CENTER BOLT BROKEN AND NUT SIDE MISSING, MOST OF BOLT STILL INSTALLED AND DRAG BRACE REMAINED ASSEMBLED. ALSO FOUND DOWN LOCK HOOK AND BUSHING BEND BACK AND DISENGAGED. INSTALLATION OF NEW HARDWARE AND NUMEROUS GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSIONS COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY NOSE GEAR WOULD HAVE UNLOCKED. INSPECTION OF ELECTRICAL WIRING FOUND NO DEFECTS.