# Incident 19810826064679I: Piper PA28RT201, Springfield, MO, August 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1981, 10:05 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3059Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3059Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 47 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/19810826064679I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MAKING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS COULD NOT GET NOSE GEAR DOWN. FOUND BROKEN SHIMMY DAMPER JAMMING NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N3059Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19900202006859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900202006859I), Feb 2, 1990: Piper PA28RT201 (N3059Z), New York, NY. Total electrical failure. Landed without incident. Alternator had broken diodes and was replaced.

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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