# Incident 19831008067359I: Piper PA34200T, Wichita, KS, October 8, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1983, 18:30 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Jabara
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 97.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita, KS, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-97.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2872S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2872S-2013-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,475 total, 50 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831008067359I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. RETRACT SYSTEM ATTACH BOLT AND HOLES WORN OUT. DOWN LOCK TENSION INSUFFICIENT.

## Other reports on N2872S (2)

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

- [Accident 20100915047709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100915047709A), Sep 15, 2010: Piper PA-34-200T (N2872S), Inverness, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was practicing take-offs and landings. On the last landing the pilot said he heard a loud thump. Shortly after the loud thump, the nose landing gear…
- [Incident 19840224012149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840224012149I), Feb 24, 1984: Piper PA34200T (N2872S), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Left main gear strut broke off 4 inches above the scissors on the landing roll.

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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