# Incident 19860402018959I: Piper PA28R200, Findlay, OH, April 2, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1986, 08:14 local time
- Place: Findlay, OH
- Airport: Findlay
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0120° N, 83.6686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FINDLAY (FDY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0120&lon=-83.6686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 280 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860402018959I

## Narrative

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

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

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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