# Incident 19800109011939I: Piper PA28R180, Homestead, FL, January 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: General
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4585J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4585J-2018-09-13) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 500 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/19800109011939I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING ON ROLLOUT. NOSE GEAR DOWN LATCH HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N4585J (2)

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

- [Accident 19780711022079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711022079A), Jul 11, 1978: Piper PA28R180 (N4585J), Eustis, FL, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750406007819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750406007819A), Apr 6, 1975: Piper PA28R180 (N4585J), North, SC, Substantial damage. No fuel in line to dist valve.t/d abt 500 yards short of threshold in swamp area.

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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