# Incident 20220913016469I: Piper PA-34-200T, Sarasota, FL, September 13, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2022, 17:17 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Sarasota/Bradenton International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2244B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2244B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,080 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220913016469I

## Narrative

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

THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, THE CREW LEFT FROM SRQ TO CHN TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AFTER DOING SOME MANEUVERS IN ROUTE. THE CREW LANDED AT CHN AND DID 3 FULL STOP TAXI BACKS AT THE AIRPORT. FINAL TAKEOFF FROM CHN, AFTER RETRACTING THE GEAR, THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT WAS ON AND THE GEAR WAS VISIBLE IN THE MIRROR MOUNTED ON THE LEFT ENGINE COWLING. PILOT LOWER THE GEAR AND LEFT THE GEAR DOWN ALL THE WAY BACK TO SRQ. UPON ARRIVING AT SRQ, PILOT ASKED THE CONTROL TOWER FOR A VISUAL LANDING GEAR POSITION CHECK. THE LANDING GEAR WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED AS DOWN AND THE LAST LANDING OF THE DAY WAS COMPLETED AS NORMAL.

## Other reports on N2244B (1)

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

- [Incident 19930519024089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930519024089I), May 19, 1993: Piper PA34200T (N2244B), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing 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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