# Incident 19950113006699I: Piper PA28181, Sarasota-Brand, FL, January 13, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1995, 16:05 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Brand, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Brandenton Airport
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109LD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109LD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 50 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950113006699I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 13, 1995, AT 2105 A PIPER PA-28, N109LD, LOST ITS RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT DURING LAND AT VENICE MUNICIPAL (VNC), VENICE, FLORIDA. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT, MR. KLOSS, JOHN R, HOLDS A COMMERCIAL WITH AN INSTRUMENT RATING #344548106. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SARASOTA-BRADENTON AIRPORT ON JANUARY 13, 1995 AT 1700L. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE MATERIAL FATIGUE FAILURE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N109LD (1)

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

- [Accident 19970330003919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970330003919A), Mar 30, 1997: Piper PA28181 (N109LD), Sarasota-Brand, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on final. Landed short on grass. Struck a ditch and a fence. No engine anomalies. Possible carb icing. (-23) during a telephone interview, pilot…

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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