# Incident 20020808036949I: Piper PA34200T, Princeton/Rocky, NJ, August 8, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2002, 15:00 local time
- Place: Princeton/Rocky, NJ
- Airport: Princeton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3991° N, 74.6590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PRINCETON (39N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3991&lon=-74.6590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4519Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4519Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020808036949I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 AT PRINCETON AIRPORT (39N), THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR RETRACTED FORWARD INTO THE NOSE WHEEL HOUSING. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON THE NOSE CONE FAIRING, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER NOSE GEAR DOORS, NOSE CONE, FRONT BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AND BOTH ENGINE PROPELLERS.

## Other reports on N4519Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20070220002549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070220002549I), Feb 20, 2007: Piper PA34200T (N4519Q), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported he did not get a safe nose gear indicator light. Made several attempts per the POH for emergency extension without success. Pilot landed…

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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