25.7743° N, 80.1937° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 8, 1991 · 19:49 local
Place
Miami, FL
Airport
Opa Locka Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
6YJLE
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,600 total200 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.
Unsafe nose gear light and unable to extend it. Landed on mains with nose gear retracted.
As the FAA filed it
UNSAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT AND UNABLE TO EXTEND IT. LANDED ON MAINS WITH NOSE GEAR RETRACTED.