# Incident 20240201000939I: Piper PA-28R-200, Sarasota, FL, February 1, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2024, 20:06 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Sarasota/Bradenton International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N7PT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7PT-2024-08-28) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240201000939I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLEW ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SHORTLY AFTER AN ANNUAL WAS PERFORMED ON IT. THE PILOT REPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND GOT VARIFICATION FROM THE TOWER THE GEAR DID NOT LOOK NORMAL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED SEVERAL PROCEDURES TO TRY AND EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR WITH NO SUCCESS. THE PILOT THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 OF SARASOTA BRANDENTON INTERNATINAL AIRPORT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR DOORS LOWER ENGINE COWLING.

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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