# Incident 19960721029479I: Piper PA28RT201T, Sarasota-Brand, FL, July 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1996, 13:35 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Brand, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Brandenton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- 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: N84718, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84718-2013-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960721029479I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ON APPROACH INTO SARASOTA, FLORIDA, MR. BRISCUSO STATES THAT WHEN HE MOVED THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH, HE HAD SEVERAL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS START TO FLASH. THE FLASHING LIGHTS DISTRACTED HIM AND HE FAILED TO CHECK THE LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHTS. HE COMPLETED THE LANDING WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.

## Other reports on N84718 (2)

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

- [Incident 19970724026309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970724026309I), Jul 24, 1997: Piper PA28RT201T (N84718), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: PIC advised FAA that he forgot to lower landing gear.
- [Incident 19961119041509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961119041509I), Nov 19, 1996: Piper PA28RT201T (N84718), Punta Gorda, FL, Minor damage. Raised gear instead of flaps taxiing to ramp. Nose gear collapsed. Bent prop.

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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