# Accident 19850626031219A: Piper PA28160, Daytona Beach, FL, June 26, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0802° N, 81.0466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPRUCE CREEK (7FL6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0802&lon=-81.0466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5744W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5744W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA85LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850626031219A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A DOWNWIND LANDING ON THE NOSEWHEEL. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, RESULTING IN A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 MIA85LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85LA200), Jun 26, 1985: Piper PA-28-160 (N5744W), Daytona Beach, FL, 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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