# Incident 19780803049709I: Piper PA34200, Troy, MI, August 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1978, 23:00 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4532T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4532T-2012-08-13) (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: 3,732 total, 11 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/19780803049709I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED AFTER CONTACT WITH RUNWAY. EXAMINATION REVEALED PREVIOUS OVERLOAD. CYLINDER PART NUMBER 452357.

## Other reports on N4532T (2)

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

- [Incident 19900924056879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924056879I), Sep 24, 1990: Piper PA34200 (N4532T), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on landing rollout. Aircraft slid on the nose and came to rest on runway.
- [Incident 19860420021289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860420021289I), Apr 20, 1986: Piper PA34200 (N4532T), Flint, MI, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Found sheared bolt in down lock over center mechanism.

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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