# Incident 19800902069399I: Piper 601PSMITH, Sioux City, IA, September 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1980, 20:00 local time
- Place: Sioux City, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5000° N, 96.4003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sioux City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5000&lon=-96.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20LR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20LR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601PSMITH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 300 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/19800902069399I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND DUE TO BROKEN STEERING LINKAGE.

## Other reports on N20LR (1)

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

- [Incident 20100609034609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100609034609I), Jun 9, 2010: Smith AEROSTAR 60 (N20LR), Dothan, AL, Minor damage. This was a part 91 flight from sikeston MO to Dothan, AL. Approaching the airport on final the pilot selected 10 dergees of flaps and slowed. He then selected…

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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