# Accident 19800402007609A: Piper PA44180, Olathe, KS, April 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1980, 14:25 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8814° N, 94.8191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Olathe, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8814&lon=-94.8191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21399, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21399-1992-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 825 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC80FCG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800402007609A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. FOUND BROKEN BOLT IN NOSE GEAR LINKAGE. FAILED TO CHECK UNSAFE GEAR WARNING.

## 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 MKC80FCG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG18), Apr 2, 1980: Piper PA-44 (N21399), Olathe, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N21399 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910326015979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910326015979I), Mar 26, 1991: Piper PA44180 (N21399), Oxford, CT, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Slid to a stop.

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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