# Incident 19811025083099I: Piper PA28R180, Omak, WA, October 25, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1981, 20:36 local time
- Place: Omak, WA
- Airport: Omak
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4644° N, 119.5181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OMAK (OMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4644&lon=-119.5181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7498J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7498J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 16 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811025083099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED HARD ON NOSE WHEEL AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N7498J (1)

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

- [Accident 19800929048509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800929048509A), Sep 29, 1980: Piper PA28R180 (N7498J), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Oil line to prop governor ruptured. Oil covered windshield. Pilot crash landed in rolling terrain.

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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