# Incident 19860216009259I: Piper PA28161, Lanett, AL, February 16, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1986, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lanett, AL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8586° N, 85.2078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lanett, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8586&lon=-85.2078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2950W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2950W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 2 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860216009259I

## Narrative

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

ABORTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF DUE TO NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WHERE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

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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