Piper PA-32R Suffers Nose Gear Collapse During Landing | One Very Cool controller

The Nose Gear Problem on Final Approach

On November 23, 2025, a Piper PA-32R arrived at Orlando Executive Airport after departing Miami Executive Airport. During the landing, the aircraft experienced a nose-gear failure. The available incident record shows that the airplane reached the runway safely and that no injuries were reported. A contemporaneous account identifies Runway 25 and specifically credits the Orlando Executive controllers with assisting the arrival.

The Aircraft

N9264A is a 1985 Piper PA-32R-301, a retractable-gear single-engine aircraft. Registration records identify its serial number as 32R-8613003. FlightAware lists Archer II Holding Company LLC as the registered owner. Those records establish the identity of the airplane, but they do not establish the condition of its landing gear before the occurrence.

The Landing at Orlando Executive

A contemporaneous post identifies N9264A and Runway 25 and credits Orlando Executive controllers with helping the aircraft get on the ground. The aircraft suffered a nose-gear failure during landing, but the published material does not provide a complete transcript of the controller clearances.

What Remains Unknown

The published material does not establish whether the nose gear failed to extend, failed to lock, or collapsed after touchdown. It also does not establish touchdown speed, number of occupants, precise aircraft damage or the mechanical cause. Other PA-32R accidents involved different circumstances and do not establish what happened to N9264A.

A Safe Outcome, Without Inventing the Cause

A contemporaneous account summarized the outcome directly: Great job N9264A getting on the ground safely following a nose gear failure. The statement captures the central verified fact: the landing-gear problem did not prevent the aircraft from reaching the runway safely.

What the records do not establish

The published material does not say whether the aircraft required recovery, returned to service or underwent a documented inspection. The registration records confirm the aircraft identity. The aircraft landed safely and no injuries were reported. Nothing in the published material establishes fault by the pilot, controller, owner or maintenance personnel.

Accident Facts

Sources

• Video source (ATC/audio reconstruction)
• Video: Piper PA-32R Suffers Nose Gear Collapse During Landing | One Very Cool controller, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4YqcKNjFwc
• BNBaviator, contemporaneous Instagram post identifying N9264A, Runway 25 and the controller response.
• FlightAware, N9264A aircraft registration: https://www.flightaware.com/resources/registration/N9264A
• FAA-derived registration data for N9264A.
• NTSB PA-32R records for other occurrences are not used to determine the cause of this event.
• Video/ATC recording