# Incident 19961028036789I: Piper PA32R300, Plymouth, FL, October 28, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Plymouth, FL
- Airport: Orlanda Country Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.6922° N, 81.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6922&lon=-81.5473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961028036789I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED; AFTER TOUCHDOWN, DURING ROLLOUT, HE HEARD THE GEAR HORN AND LOST RUDDER STEERING. HE THEN LOST NOSE WHEEL STEERING. HE TRIED TO STEER WITH BRAKES BUT LOST BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. A/C RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY. NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FORWARD RESULTING IN THE PROP STRIKING THE NOSEWHEEL. MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED.

## Other reports on N23MC (2)

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

- [Incident 20200618007639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200618007639I), Jun 18, 2020: Piper PA-32R-300 (N23MC), Valkaria, FL, Minor damage. Aircraft experienced electrical problems enroute to Bahamas. Pilot elected to divert to Valkaria Airport to have checked out by maintenance. Pilot lowered gear…
- [Incident 19921024054809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921024054809I), Oct 24, 1992: Piper PA32R300 (N23MC), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. Pilot stated aircraft struck a bird on climb. Returned. Landed safely.

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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