# Incident 19780612045449I: Piper PA28R180, Gaithersberg, MD, June 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1978, 08:00 local time
- Place: Gaithersberg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4903J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4903J-1984-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 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/19780612045449I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED DURING HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N4903J (1)

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

- [Accident 19820506014079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820506014079A), May 6, 1982: Piper PA28R180 (N4903J), Front Royal, VA, Substantial damage. Hissing noise from engine over airport at 6000 feet. Landed short in trees. Leaky exhaust riser. Annual overdue.

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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