# Incident 19861123060129I: Piper PA34200T, Broomfield, CO, November 23, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1986, 17:13 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Jeffco
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9205° N, 105.0867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Broomfield, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9205&lon=-105.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8231D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8231D-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 769 total, 200 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861123060129I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO CHECK WHEELS DOWN BEFORE LANDING. PILOT WAS FLYING WITH AN INADEQUATELY CHARGED BATTERY.

## Other reports on N8231D (2)

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

- [Accident 20070105000459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070105000459A), Jan 5, 2007: Piper PA34200T (N8231D), Manzanola, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] departed pueblo memorial airport (kpub) for tyler, Texas in a senaca (PA-34-200T - N8231D) at approximately 0639 MST on…
- [Accident 19870530017699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870530017699A), May 30, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N8231D), Plymouth, IN, Substantial damage. The aircraft was damaged on a porpoised landing. Pilot was distracted by a report of a deer on the runway.

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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