28.0836° N, 80.6081° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 9, 1988 · 12:43 local
Place
Melbourne, FL
Airport
Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N517FT
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201
Reported engine
Continental IO360C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,300 total1,000 in this make and model130 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.
Nose gear assembly collapsed during a practice touch and go landing. Cause is undetermined.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY COLLAPSED DURING A PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDING. CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED.