# Incident 19860914051509I: Piper PA28RT201, Coalinga, CA, September 14, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1986, 09:30 local time
- Place: Coalinga, CA
- Airport: Harris Ranch
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2481° N, 120.2385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRIS RANCH (3O8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2481&lon=-120.2385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8227Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8227Q-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860914051509I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. CAUSE OF COLLAPSE NOT REPORTED.

## Other reports on N8227Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19970805021179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970805021179A), Aug 5, 1997: Piper PA28RT201 (N8227Q), Hesperia, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Made go around. Insufficient power to climbout due density altitude. Jettisoned luggage in attempt gain altitude.
- [Incident 19891112060309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891112060309I), Nov 12, 1989: Piper PA28RT201 (N8227Q), Norman, OK, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Pilot stated gear safe light came on then went out. Gear appeared down. Caused not stated.

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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