# Incident 20071112827229I: Piper PA32R300, Richmond, VA, November 12, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5052° N, 77.3197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND INTL (RIC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5052&lon=-77.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2943Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2943Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 259 total, 133 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071112827229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/12/2007, N2943Q, A PIPER PA-32R-300 DEPARTED WILLIMANTIC, CT. FOR FLAGER COUNTY, FL WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE NOSE AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RED LANDING GEAR IN TRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT DIVERTED TO THE RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND RECEIVED AN ALL LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCK INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 AT 13:00 LOCAL TIME. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE NOSE RESTED ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP WITH MINOR DAMAGE. INSPECTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR REVEALED THAT THE UPPER DRAG LINK FRACTURED JUST BELOW THE DOWN LOCK HOOK ENGAGES THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRAG LINK.

## Other reports on N2943Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19810213025719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213025719I), Feb 13, 1981: Piper PA32R300 (N2943Q), Davenport, CT, Minor damage. Engine lost power during flight test following cylinder changes. Dual magneto failed. Nose gear collapsed.

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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