# Incident 19850515037319I: Piper PA34200, Lakeland, FL, May 15, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56213, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 (registry code 41835, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1e6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19850515037319I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED. BOLT INSTALLED INCORRECTLY BY MECHANIC. LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N56213 (2)

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

- [Incident 20230228002129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230228002129I), Feb 28, 2023: Piper PA-34-200 (N56213), St. Augustine, FL, Minor damage. A Piper seneca on an instruction flight within the traffic pattern in and out of sgj. The crew stated they made multiple landings without issue. With regards…
- [Accident 20180614007909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180614007909A), Jun 14, 2018: Piper PA-34-200 (N56213), Umatilla, FL, Substantial damage. N56213 a Piper PA-34-200 (serial number 347350304) was being operated by spaceport aviation and was conducting pilot training under CFR part 61. On 06/14/2018…

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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