# Incident 19871030076379I: Piper PA34200T, Jackson, MI, October 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 1987, 16:15 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Airport: Jackson County-Reynolds Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2604° N, 84.4621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSON COUNTY/REYNOLDS FLD (JXN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2604&lon=-84.4621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36487, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36487) (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
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871030076379I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TEST FLIGHT SECOND LANDING. CHECKED NOSE GEAR AND FOUND IT TO BE WITHIN FACTORY LIMITS.

## Other reports on N36487 (3)

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

- [Incident 20040716024429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040716024429I), Jul 16, 2004: Piper PA34200T (N36487), Columbus, MS, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was unable to get the nose landing gear to retract after departure or fully extend during landing. After making several unsuccessful attempts…
- [Incident 20030402014789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030402014789I), Apr 2, 2003: Piper PA34200T (N36487), Longwood, MS, Minor damage. (-23) Airman did not ensure gear was down and locked and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19870823065689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823065689I), Aug 23, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N36487), Jackson, MI, Minor damage. The aircrafts nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found a failed rod end on the downlock arm.

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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