# Incident 19960225002679I: Piper PA28235, Elkton, MD, February 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Elkton, MD
- Airport: Cecil County Aripark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6058° N, 75.8217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6058&lon=-75.8217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8831W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8831W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 201 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960225002679I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING AT ELKTON AIRPORT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 45 FEET FROM THE INCIDENT. THE PILOT AND THE OCCUPANTS SUFFERED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO THE HANGER. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BLADE TIPS AND THE BOTTOM ENGINE COWL. A TEAR DOWN INSPECTION WILL BE PERFORMED ON THE NOSE GEAR TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. A COPY OF THE INSPECTION FINDINGS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THIS OFFICE BY THE OWNER/OPERATOR. THE ENGINE WILL BE INSPECTED FOR HIDDEN DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N8831W (1)

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

- [Accident 19760813026049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760813026049A), Aug 13, 1976: Piper PA28235 (N8831W), NM, Substantial damage

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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