# Incident 19780112002759I: Piper PA28R200, Melburne, FL, January 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1978, 14:28 local time
- Place: Melburne, FL
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: FIT
- Aircraft: N5262T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5262T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 40 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780112002759I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING. CENTER BOLT CONNECTING TWO RETRACTION LINKS HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N5262T (1)

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

- [Incident 19820425037139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425037139I), Apr 25, 1982: Piper PA28R200 (N5262T), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. Ran off runway on practice crosswind landing. Collapsed landing gear.

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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