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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA34200T · Sarasota - Brad, FL · May 12, 1987

Date
May 12, 1987 · 22:15 local
Place
Sarasota - Brad, FL
Airport
Sarasota-Bradenton
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8243V
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total65 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The nose gear failed to extend. The aircraft safely landed with nose wheel up.

As the FAA filed it

THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY LANDED WITH NOSE WHEEL UP.