# Incident 19960209004099I: Piper PA32RT300T, Reno, NV, February 9, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno Cannon International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39526, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39526) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 519 total, 395 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960209004099I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON 02 FEB. 96 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730L, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 34R AT RENO/TAHOE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, A PA-32RT-300T PILOTED BY GREGORY HERZOG CERTIFICATE #548297322 REQUESTED A TOUCH AND GO TO JAR THE NOSE GEAR BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT EXTEND. AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR WITH THE NOSE GEAR STILL RETRACTED, THE AIRCRAFT NOSE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE NOSE SECTION. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020-17.

## Other reports on N39526 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940312009759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940312009759I), Mar 12, 1994: Piper PA32RT300T (N39526), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 12, 1994, at approximately 1430 PST, Mr. Gregory l. herzog, holder of private pilot certificate number 548297322, acted as pilot in command…

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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