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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-34-220T · Galliano, LA · August 31, 2024

Date
August 31, 2024 · 11:08 local
Place
Galliano, LA
Airport
Galliano
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8350Z
Reported as
Piper PA-34-220T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

The pilot had landed at the airport to refuel. After refueling during taxi to take off at about 5KNTS the nose landing gear collapsed. Investigation discovered that a nose downlock link had failed.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT HAD LANDED AT THE AIRPORT TO REFUEL. AFTER REFUELING DURING TAXI TO TAKE OFF AT ABOUT 5KNTS THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THAT A NOSE DOWNLOCK LINK HAD FAILED.

Other reports on N8350Z · 3

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