ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288069
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 September 2010 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Citrus Co Sheriff's Department |
| Registration: | N2872S |
| MSN: | 34-7970315 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4043 hours |
| Engine model: | Teledyne/Continental LTSIO360-EB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Inverness, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Inverness, FL (X40) |
| Inverness, FL (X40) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The purpose of the flight was to conduct practice takeoffs and landings in the local airport traffic pattern utilizing a short field landing technique. During the landing roll, the pilot applied the brakes and retracted the flaps, then heard a "bang" as the nose landing gear collapsed and folded back into the wheel well. The nose of the airplane subsequently settled onto the runway and both propellers struck the runway surface. Postaccident examination of the nose landing gear revealed that the rivets attaching the nose landing gear actuator bracket to its mounting bulkhead had sheared vertically due to the landing. Additionally, the upper nose landing gear drag link attachment bolt was bent, consistent with a hard landing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10TA481
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 18:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 30-May-2023 00:16 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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