# Incident 20020308004469I: Piper PA28RT201T, Lancaster, PA, March 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2002, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8242L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8242L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,078 total, 550 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020308004469I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WINDS 220 DEGREES, GUSTING TO 22 KTS. LANDED ON MAIN GEARS, WIND TURNED AIRCRAFT TO LEFT, ADDED RIGHT RUDDER, WHEN NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN IT JUST COLLAPSED. LEONARD RAYMO, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N8242L (2)

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

- [Accident 19830816041779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830816041779A), Aug 16, 1983: Piper PA28RT201T (N8242L), Bayse, VA, Substantial damage. Student low on final. Engine failed respond. Landed short. Fuel pump problem indicated but pump ok.
- [Incident 19830430032629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430032629I), Apr 30, 1983: Piper PA28RT201T (N8242L), Seaford, VA. Fluid leak prior to engine failure. Found large bird nest blocking oil cooler. Broken rod through the engine case.

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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