# Incident 19960724027799I: Piper PA34220T, Palm Springs, CA, July 24, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1996, 21:35 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8287U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8287U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 GB (registry code 17070, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-gb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 100 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/19960724027799I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 24, PIPER-PA-34, N8287U MADE A NOSE GEAR-UP LANDING AT PALM SPRINGS REGIONAL AIRPORT. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. ENGINE DIAL OUT INSPECTIONS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, NEW PROPELLERS WERE INSTALLED. THE LANDING GEAR WAS INSPECTED, INCLUDING OPERATIONAL CHECK OUT OF LANDING GEAR SYSTEM (GEAR SWING). THE NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK SWITCH WAS FOUND INTERMITTENT. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED FROM THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AT SABENA AIRLINES TRAINING CENTER INC. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8287U (2)

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

- [Incident 20170608008119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170608008119I), Jun 8, 2017: Piper PA-34-220T (N8287U), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. The rt main landing gear (MLG) began to collapse at t/o rotation on rwy 27L, and the rt engine prop struck the runway several times. The plt continued the…
- [Incident 19940217006849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940217006849I), Feb 17, 1994: Piper PA34220T (N8287U), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. On takeoff rotation gear came up. Aircraft settled on runway and came to a halt.

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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