27.3954° N, 82.5544° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 18, 1997 · 13:15 local
Place
Sarasota-Braden, FL
Airport
Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2914Y
Reported as
Piper PA28RT201
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total120 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The nose gear did not indicate down and lock. The subsequent landing at Sarasota airport FL, FL the nose gear folded. The attach point of the down lock spring broke at the strut casting. M & d to follow.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCK. THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING AT SARASOTA AIRPORT FL, FL THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED. THE ATTACH POINT OF THE DOWN LOCK SPRING BROKE AT THE STRUT CASTING. M & D TO FOLLOW.