# Incident 20000314001729I: Piper PA28R200, Philadelphia, PA, March 14, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2000, 22:00 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0819° N, 75.0106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (PNE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0819&lon=-75.0106&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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 180 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000314001729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION ON LANDING.  TOWER STATED NOSE GEAR DOWN BUT APPEARED UNLOCKED.  INITIAL INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL CAUSE OF NOSE GEAR TO FAIL TO GO OVER CENTER (LOCKED).  REPAIR FACILITY TO SUBMIT M & D UPON CORRECTIVE ACTION.  THIS INCIDENT REPORT CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8301C (1)

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

- [Incident 19990303020669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990303020669I), Mar 3, 1999: Piper PA28R200 (N8301C), West Chester, PA, Minor damage. 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…

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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