# Incident 19971018046589I: Piper PA28RT201, Sarasota-Braden, FL, October 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1997, 13:15 local time
- Place: Sarasota-Braden, FL
- Airport: Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2914Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 120 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971018046589I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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