# Incident 19811128081969I: Piper PA34200, Gary, IN, November 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1981, 16:15 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4560T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4560T-2012-12-07) (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: 1,800 total, 350 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811128081969I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.NOSE GEAR JACK MOUNT BRACKET BROKE. PN9572400 RESULT IN FAILURE OF GEAR TO LOCK.

## Other reports on N4560T (3)

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

- [Incident 19890730052299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730052299I), Jul 30, 1989: Piper PA34200 (N4560T), Palmdale, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft settled on right wing on rollout. Gear had separated below the trunnion assembly.
- [Incident 19860409022459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860409022459I), Apr 9, 1986: Piper PA34200 (N4560T), Augusta, GA, Minor damage. Nose gear retracted on rollout. Cause undetermined at this time.
- [Incident 19851004060599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851004060599I), Oct 4, 1985: Piper PA34200 (N4560T), Augusta, GA, Minor damage. Bounced on landing and came down hard on right gear which broke off.

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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