# Incident 19980909028069I: Piper PA34220, Tucson, AZ, September 9, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1998, 09:55 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8404V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8404V-2017-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 68 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909028069I

## Narrative

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

A/C COME IN FOR FULL STOP LDG AT RYAN WITH 3 GREEN. AT END OF LDG ROLL. A/C WAS ON NOSE. FOUND NOSE LANDING GEAR IN UP POSITION WITH GEAR DOORS CLOSED WHILE STILL INDICATING GEAR IN DOWN POSITION. CREW REPLANED. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N8404V (4)

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

- [Incident 20020416015459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020416015459I), Apr 16, 2002: Piper PA34220T (N8404V), Stuart, FL, Minor damage. (-23) During touch and go landing at Stuart airport, pilot reported the gear unsafe light came on prior to landing. A passed in front of the ATC tower…
- [Incident 19960223006589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960223006589I), Feb 23, 1996: Piper PA34220T (N8404V), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: instructional: doing touch and go's, on landing roll aircraft drifted to the right, right landing gear collapsed braking runway light with leading…
- [Incident 19940520022139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940520022139I), May 20, 1994: Piper PA34220T (N8404V), Casa Grande, AZ, Minor damage. After practice, flew back to base at about 60 feet. Flew through power line. Damaged cowls and propellers.
- [Incident 19840530031709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840530031709I), May 30, 1984: Piper PA34220T (N8404V), Huntsville, AL, Minor damage. Failed to lower landing gear. Propeller struck runway. Executed a go around. Landed without further incident.

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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