# Incident 19861215078749I: Piper PA34200T, Patuxent River, MD, December 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1986, 10:15 local time
- Place: Patuxent River, MD
- Airport: Patuxent River Nas Trapnell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2863° N, 76.4100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of PATUXENT RIVER NAS (TRAPNELL FLD) (NHK), within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2863&lon=-76.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20827, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20827-1991-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 125 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861215078749I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENGINE FAILED INFLIGHT.PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER NOSEWHEEL. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON MAIN GEAR ONLY.

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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