# Incident 19780730047329I: Piper PA34200, Sarasota, FL, July 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1978, 21:33 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Bradenton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1029U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1029U-2009-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 130 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/19780730047329I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING, DUE TO BENT GEAR DOWN LOCK ROD WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGED EARLIER.

## Other reports on N1029U (1)

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

- [Accident 19751020040029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751020040029A), Oct 20, 1975: Piper PA34200 (N1029U), Substantial damage

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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