# Incident 19790913048879I: Piper PA28R180, Anoka, MN, September 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1979, 20:25 local time
- Place: Anoka, MN
- Airport: Gateway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2144° N, 93.3916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anoka, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2144&lon=-93.3916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69645, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69645-2017-07-21) (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: 197 total, 40 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/19790913048879I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLL, NOSE GEAR DID NOT REMAIN FULLY EXTENDED. PROBABLY INADVERTENT GEAR RETRACTION BY PILOT.

## Other reports on N69645 (3)

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

- [Accident 19970912026599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912026599A), Sep 12, 1997: Piper PA28R180 (N69645), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on landing. (.4)the pilot said that the landing gear down lights did not come on and he executed a go-around so the tower could visually check…
- [Incident 19840320021639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840320021639I), Mar 20, 1984: Piper PA28R180 (N69645), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Gear test flight. Unable to get nose gear down. Landed nose gear up. Left upper drag strut attach point was loose.
- [Incident 19791115055779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115055779I), Nov 15, 1979: Piper PA28R180 (N69645), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. After alternator failure, pilot lowered gear manually. Nose gear not extended.

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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