# Incident 20160220000019I: Piper PA-28R-200, Midland, VA, February 20, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2016, 14:10 local time
- Place: Midland, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5863° N, 77.7106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WARRENTON/FAUQUIER (HWY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5863&lon=-77.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3065R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3065R) (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 PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160220000019I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WHEN THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN.  SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE WITH OUT RESOLUTION AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR UP AND MAINS DOWN.  IT APPEARS THE NOSE GEAR WAS STUCK OVER CENTER.  AFTER LANDING WHEN THE NOSE WAS LIFTED THE NOSE GEAR FELL DOWN AND LOCKED.  NO ENJURIES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS STARTED.

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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