# Incident 19780103001029I: Piper PA28R201, Columbus, OH, January 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1978, 20:30 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: International
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5964V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5964V-1981-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 100 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/19780103001029I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR EXTENDED DURING CLIMB. DOWN LOCK CASTING HAD SEPERATED.

## Other reports on N5964V (2)

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

- [Accident 19790304013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304013559A), Mar 4, 1979: Piper PA28R201 (N5964V), Palmerton, PA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot proceeded VFR in adverse weather. Flew into the side of a mountain.
- [Incident 19780128003819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128003819I), Jan 28, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N5964V), Mount Pocono, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft was taxied into snow and ice mound causing damage to wing. Flown to other airport without ferry permit.

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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