# Incident 19800715061129I: Piper PA60600, Raleigh, NC, July 15, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1980, 08:25 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Durham
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: WHAA
- Location: 35.7721° N, 78.6386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raleigh, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7721&lon=-78.6386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747KD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N747KD-1997-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 800 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/19800715061129I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN DUE TO RUPTURED LANDING GEAR FLEX LINE.

## Other reports on N747KD (4)

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

- [Incident 19821130065449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821130065449I), Nov 30, 1982: Piper PA60600 (N747KD), Raleigh, NC, Substantial damage. Engine failed at cruise altitude. Declared emergency. Found that the camshaft failed and crank case was cracked.
- [Incident 19820426017119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820426017119I), Apr 26, 1982: Piper PA60600 (N747KD), Charlotte, NC. Attitude gyro failed on climb. Pilot unable to use partial panel. Lost control and altitude. Broke out and landed.
- [Incident 19790312008369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790312008369I), Mar 12, 1979: Piper PA60600 (N747KD), Huntington, WV, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Nose bungee had insufficient downlock tension.
- [Incident 19780206006209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780206006209I), Feb 6, 1978: Piper 600SMITH (N747KD), Lancaster, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown. Right main wheel was locked with ice. Right gear collapsed.

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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