# Incident 19811026076209I: Rkwell 695, Lafayette, LA, October 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555GG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 695
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811026076209I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. STUD HOLDING STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED PNES10119. HUNG ON FUSELAGE

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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