# Incident 19780501031449I: Piper PA28R200, Monmouth, NJ, May 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1978, 13:30 local time
- Place: Monmouth, NJ
- Airport: Co
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5031S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5031S) (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 PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 350 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/19780501031449I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR FOR LANDING. FOUND TOOL HAD BEEN LEFT IN NOSE WHEEL WELL, JAMMING GEAR.

## Other reports on N5031S (1)

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

- [Incident 19921011054779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921011054779I), Oct 11, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N5031S), Andrews, SC, Minor damage. Engine quit in flight. Forced landing in field. Nose gear collapsed on 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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