# Incident 20241019014739I: Piper PA-34-200T, Merritt Island, FL, October 19, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2024, 08:04 local time
- Place: Merritt Island, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3416° N, 80.6855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRITT ISLAND (COI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3416&lon=-80.6855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N147BZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N147BZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 241 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241019014739I

## Narrative

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

PIC COMPLETED AN INITIAL T.O. AND LDG., UPON THE SUBSEQUENT, SUCCESSFUL APPROACH AND SHORT FIELD LANDING ON RUNWAY 11, APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING ROLLOUT PHASE, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT SLIDING ON THE RUNWAY, EXITING TO THE LEFT, COMING TO REST ON THE GRASS.

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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