# Accident 19851117057809A: Piper PA34200T, Atlantic City, NJ, November 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1985, 16:00 local time
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ
- Airport: Atlantic City-Bader Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3600° N, 74.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Atlantic City Municipal Bader Field, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3600&lon=-74.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3011P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,270 total, 448 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851117057809A

## Narrative

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

NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT.MOUNT ASSEMBLY RIVETS WERE LOOSE ALLOWING DRAG LINK TO MOVE OVER CENTER.

## 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 NYC86LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA039), Nov 17, 1985: Piper PA-34-200T (N3011P), Atlantic City, NJ, 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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