# Incident 19971123040009I: Piper PA28RT201T, Dunkirk, NY, November 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: Dunkirk, NY
- Airport: Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4939° N, 79.2711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY/DUNKIRK (DKK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4939&lon=-79.2711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2124T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2124T-2018-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971123040009I

## Narrative

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

LEFT NOSE WHELL BUNGEE ASSSEMBPY BECAME DISCONNECTED BLOCKING NOSE GEAR FROM DROPPING.

## Other reports on N2124T (1)

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

- [Incident 19930511024629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930511024629I), May 11, 1993: Piper PA28RT201T (N2124T), Bluefield, WV. VFR pilot attemptyed to climb on top of clouds. Entered positive control airspace with ATC approval.

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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