What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 18, 2024, at approximately 1622 local time, privacy data omittedlanded @F45 north Palm Beach general aviation airport, while landing, the nose gear collapsed, and aircraft skidded down runway causing sudden stoppage of the aircraft engine and propeller and damage to underside of aircraft. The aircraft damage was classified as minor.
Interview of the pilot revealed he was distracted, and he did not verify the landing gear indication of the nose gear. A video of the aircraft during landing revealed the nose landing gear was not fully extended.
On November 4, 2024, a gear swing was conducted on the aircraft and revealed a faulty component identfied as p/n 108BIC19SPAL1VT hydraulic power unit. The gear indication was operational with three green lights indicating down and locked posistion. The gear would not cycle due to a faulty compononet.
Note: during the recovering of the aircraft at the runway, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wind contacted the runway causing damage to the wing and aileron. A distortion/crease is visible on the top surface of the skin on the RH wing.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 18, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1622 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^LANDED @F45 NORTH PALM BEACH GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT, WHILE LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN RUNWAY CAUSING SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND PROPELLER AND DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS CLASSIFIED AS MINOR.
INTERVIEW OF THE PILOT REVEALED HE WAS DISTRACTED, AND HE DID NOT VERIFY THE LANDING GEAR INDICATION OF THE NOSE GEAR. A VIDEO OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING REVEALED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT FULLY EXTENDED.
ON NOVEMBER 4, 2024, A GEAR SWING WAS CONDUCTED ON THE AIRCRAFT AND REVEALED A FAULTY COMPONENT IDENTFIED AS P/N 108BIC19SPAL1VT HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT. THE GEAR INDICATION WAS OPERATIONAL WITH THREE GREEN LIGHTS INDICATING DOWN AND LOCKED POSISTION. THE GEAR WOULD NOT CYCLE DUE TO A FAULTY COMPONONET.
NOTE: DURING THE RECOVERING OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE RIGHT WIND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WING AND AILERON. A DISTORTION/CREASE IS VISIBLE ON THE TOP SURFACE OF THE SKIN ON THE RH WING.
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