# Incident 20030810032169I: Piper PA34220T, Suffolk, VA, August 10, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2003, 12:15 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Airport: Suffolk Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7282° N, 76.5836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Suffolk, VA, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7282&lon=-76.5836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8362Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8362Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-220T (registry code 7103420, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-220t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 GB (registry code 17070, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-gb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34220T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360KB
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 327 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030810032169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08-10-03, AT 1215 EST, AIRCRAFT N8362Y LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 AT SFQ, SUFFOLK, VA. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT DURING LANDING, ALL THREE LIGHTS WERE GREEN. ON TOUCH-DOWN, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. A FOLLOW-UP REPORT WILL BE SENT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT IS INSPECTED. AN INSPECTION WILL BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE GEAR. M&D TO FOLLOW.

## Other reports on N8362Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20040309008079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040309008079I), Mar 9, 2004: Piper PA34220T (N8362Y), Suffolk, VA, Minor damage. (-23) The right main landing gear collapsed during landing roll-out. The right main did not indicate that it was locked (no green light), but appeared to be…
- [Incident 19950704021619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950704021619I), Jul 4, 1995: Piper PA34220T (N8362Y), Fort Pierce, FL, Minor damage. Gear unsafe. Flyby appeared down. Left main gear collapsed on rollout.

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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