# Incident 19800903084069I: Piper PA32R300, Raeford, NC, September 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1980, 09:40 local time
- Place: Raeford, NC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.9804° N, 79.2295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raeford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9804&lon=-79.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2252Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2252Q-1994-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL80IA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800903084069I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING. FOUND LOOSE, BENT & WORN DOWNLOCK MECHANISM.

## 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 ATL80IA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80IA089), Sep 3, 1980: Piper PA-32 (N2252Q), Raeford, NC, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N2252Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19800303006659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800303006659I), Mar 3, 1980: Piper PA32R300 (N2252Q), Raeford, NC, Substantial damage. Lost directional control of airplane on takeoff roll. Veered into snowbank on side of runway.

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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