# Incident 19990303020669I: Piper PA28R200, West Chester, PA, March 3, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1999, 12:15 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: Brandywine Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9901° N, 75.5819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRANDYWINE RGNL (OQN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9901&lon=-75.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8301C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8301C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 754 total, 130 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990303020669I

## Narrative

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

VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS WITH A CROSS WIND. PILOT STATED THAT AS HE WAS ABOUT TO TOUCHDOWN, A DOWNDRAFT FORCED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS BROKEN.

## Other reports on N8301C (1)

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

- [Incident 20000314001729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000314001729I), Mar 14, 2000: Piper PA28R200 (N8301C), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot experienced unsafe nose gear indication on landing. Tower stated nose gear down but appeared unlocked. Initial inspection did not reveal cause of…

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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