# Incident 19950910034169I: Piper PA34200, Sterling, MA, September 10, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1995, 16:20 local time
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Airport: Sterling Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4259° N, 71.7929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STERLING (3B3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4259&lon=-71.7929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61FH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61FH) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910034169I

## Narrative

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

SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT HAD NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING ROLL. PROP AND RADOME DAMAGE. FOUND BROKEN TRUNNION.

## Other reports on N61FH (1)

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

- [Incident 19970328009529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970328009529I), Mar 28, 1997: Piper PA34200 (N61FH), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot reported shortly after the nose gear touched down it partially collapsed. The a/c rolled another 1000 ft. and the nose collapsed completely.…

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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