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FAA incident report · Piper PA-44-180 · Leesburg, FL · February 3, 2025

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Date
February 3, 2025 · 17:00 local
Place
Leesburg, FL
Airport
Leesburg International
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7719X
Reported as
Piper PA-44-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,106 total
N7719XRegistered now · Piper PA-44-180S/N 4496130 · Built 2002Airframe modelPiper PA-44-180Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Upon inspection of the collapsed nose landing gear, it was discovered that the nose gear drag link bolt (NAS464P4-27) had sheared during landing. The shearing of the bolt caused the nose gear scissor link to fail, and the nose gear folded back to the retracted position. The nose gear drag link bolt is required to be inspected every 100 hours as part of Piper aircraft service bulletin 1156SB, rev. December 12, 2024 (effectivity - December 16, 2024). A 100 hour inspection was completed by privacy data omitted on 01/28/2025. The current AD for this aircraft does not include serial numbers found within AD 94-14-14.

As the FAA filed it

UPON INSPECTION OF THE COLLAPSED NOSE LANDING GEAR, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK BOLT (NAS464P4-27) HAD SHEARED DURING LANDING. THE SHEARING OF THE BOLT CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR SCISSOR LINK TO FAIL, AND THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED BACK TO THE RETRACTED POSITION. THE NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK BOLT IS REQUIRED TO BE INSPECTED EVERY 100 HOURS AS PART OF PIPER AIRCRAFT SERVICE BULLETIN 1156SB, REV. DECEMBER 12, 2024 (EFFECTIVITY - DECEMBER 16, 2024). A 100 HOUR INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 01/28/2025. THE CURRENT AD FOR THIS AIRCRAFT DOES NOT INCLUDE SERIAL NUMBERS FOUND WITHIN AD 94-14-14.