# Incident 19780524039969I: Piper PA28R200, Englewood, CO, May 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1978, 12:18 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Arapahoe Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6908° N, 105.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARAPAHOE (CD19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6908&lon=-105.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8680E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8680E) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,335 total, 410 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/19780524039969I

## Narrative

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

DURING DEMONSTRATION OF SHORT FIELD LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N8680E (1)

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

- [Incident 19780219007729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219007729I), Feb 19, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N8680E), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended because of a jammed nose gear door.

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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