# Incident 19970328009529I: Piper PA34200, Daytona Beach, FL, March 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1997, 16:50 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1799° N, 81.0580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAYTONA BEACH INTL (DAB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1799&lon=-81.0580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61FH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61FH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,275 total, 100 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970328009529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT REPORTED SHORTLY AFTER THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IT PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE A/C ROLLED ANOTHER 1000 FT. AND THE NOSE COLLAPSED COMPLETELY. PILOT SAID ALL COCKPIT INDICATIONS TOLD HIM THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE LANDING GEAR EXTENTION SYSTEM. THE GEAR WAS ACTUATED TEN TIMES WITH NO FAULTS FOUND.

## Other reports on N61FH (1)

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

- [Incident 19950910034169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910034169I), Sep 10, 1995: Piper PA34200 (N61FH), Sterling, MA, Minor damage. Sightseeing flight had nose gear collapse on landing roll. Prop and radome damage. Found broken trunnion.

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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