# Accident 19840701029109A: Piper PA34200, Hickory, NC, July 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1984, 14:43 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7411° N, 81.3896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7411&lon=-81.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4886T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,428 total, 664 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840701029109A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR RETRACTED BECAUSE BOLT WHICH SECURED NOSE GEAR CENTERING SPRING HUNG UP IN LINKAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA215), Jul 1, 1984: Piper PA-34-200 (N4886T), Hickory, NC, 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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