# Accident 19800127001439A: Piper PA28R200, Ankeny, IA, January 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1980, 18:10 local time
- Place: Ankeny, IA
- Airport: Todd'S
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7297° N, 93.6058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ankeny, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7297&lon=-93.6058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57305, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57305) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 735 total, 568 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800127001439A

## Narrative

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

EVIDENCE INDICATES PILOT LANDED WHILE GEAR WAS IN PROCESS OF EXTENSION. NO PRE-IMPACT DEFECTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC80FCD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD11), Jan 27, 1980: Piper PA-28R (N57305), Ankeny, IA, 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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