18.4663° N, 66.1057° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 25, 1991 · 07:55 local
Place
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Airport
Isla Grande Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3543B
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 in this make and model
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.
Unable to lock or retract nose gear. Landed with nose gear in trail.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO LOCK OR RETRACT NOSE GEAR. LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR IN TRAIL.