# Incident 19860129005439I: Piper PA23160, Friendswood, TX, January 29, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1986, 15:30 local time
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Airport: Clover
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4143P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4143P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,919 total, 75 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860129005439I

## Narrative

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

DURING SINGLE ENGINE LANDING EXTENDED GEAR LATE ON FINAL. NOSE GEAR NOT LOCKED. WARNING LIGHT INTERMITIANT.

## Other reports on N4143P (2)

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

- [Accident 20241115019609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241115019609A), Nov 15, 2024: Piper PA-23-160 (N4143P), Manvel, TX, Substantial damage. During takeoff pilot experienced loss of power in the left engine. Due to low altitude pilots conducted an emergency landing in a field just to the left of the…
- [Incident 19961105045889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961105045889I), Nov 5, 1996: Piper PA23160 (N4143P), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Rod end on nose gear actuator broke.

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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