# Incident 19780203005379I: Piper PA28/, Culpepper, VA, February 3, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1978, 11:30 local time
- Place: Culpepper, VA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N2974R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19780203005379I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL. STIFF GREASE AND MOISTURE IN DOWNLOCK WERE THE CAUSE. SWITCH ALSO BAD.

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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