# Incident 19780605044649I: Piper PA28R180, Smithfield, NC, June 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1978, 19:30 local time
- Place: Smithfield, NC
- Airport: Johnston Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5409° N, 78.3903° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHNSTON RGNL (JNX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5409&lon=-78.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7611J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7611J-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 400 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/19780605044649I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT. NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED.

## Other reports on N7611J (2)

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

- [Accident 19781203036169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781203036169A), Dec 3, 1978: Piper PA28R180 (N7611J), Gates, NC, Substantial damage. Prop gov oil pressure tube cracked.
- [Accident 19770611013279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770611013279A), Jun 11, 1977: Piper PA28R180 (N7611J), NC, Substantial damage

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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