# Incident 19930729031729I: Piper PA34200, Indianapolis, IN, July 29, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1993, 19:29 local time
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16443, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16443-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,260 total, 298 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729031729I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING, A NOSE GEAR  BOLT HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N16443 (2)

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

- [Incident 19910925049489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910925049489I), Sep 25, 1991: Piper PA34200 (N16443), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed nose gear up. Wheel well door hinges stiff.
- [Incident 19790629017909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629017909I), Jun 29, 1979: Piper PA34200 (N16443), Flagstaff, AZ. Ran off end of runway after aborting takeoff

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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