# Incident 19801129084209I: Rkwell 560E, Quonset, RI, November 29, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1980, 12:20 local time
- Place: Quonset, RI
- Airport: State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N623FS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N623FS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560-E (registry code 0141406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 560E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,570 total, 15 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/19801129084209I

## Narrative

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

ZG ZK NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED DUE TO A BROKEN NOSE GEAR DOOR HINGE.

## Other reports on N623FS (1)

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

- [Incident 19820723041069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820723041069I), Jul 23, 1982: Gulstm 560E (N623FS), Farmingdale, NY. Pilot aborted takeoff due to vibration. Main wheel and strut rotated 90 degrees when scissors attach bolt failed.

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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