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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Findlay, OH · April 2, 1986

Date: April 2, 1986 · 08:14 local
Place: Findlay, OH
Airport: Findlay
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N89SP
Reported as: Piper PA28R200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 460 total280 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N89SPRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7635218 · Built 1976 Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rudder control difficulty on final. Nose gear collapsed as aircraft landed beside runway. Tow limits exceeded.

As the FAA filed it

RUDDER CONTROL DIFFICULTY ON FINAL. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AS AIRCRAFT LANDED BESIDE RUNWAY. TOW LIMITS EXCEEDED.