# Incident 19830101002359I: Piper PA28R180, Farmingdale, NY, January 1, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1983, 10:11 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7293° N, 73.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REPUBLIC (FRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7293&lon=-73.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4635J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4635J) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 107 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830101002359I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR. TOWER REPORTED GEAR DOWN. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. AUTO SENSING UNIT FAILED.

## Other reports on N4635J (5)

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

- [Incident 20010512015199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512015199I), May 12, 2001: Piper PA28R180 (N4635J), Fitchburg, MA, Minor damage. (-23) N4635J, Piper PA28R-180, at 1400 EDT, landed at fitchburt municipal airport, runway 14 with the landing gear in the retracted position. The student pilot…
- [Incident 19920614024349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614024349I), Jun 14, 1992: Piper PA28R180 (N4635J), Geneseo, NY, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up while attempting takeoff from a grass strip. Grass was 8 inches high effecting acceleration.
- [Incident 19870106028669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870106028669I), Jan 6, 1987: Piper PA28R180 (N4635J), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. The pilot reported the landing gear collapsed on touchdown. No mechanical problems found.
- [Incident 19840920066159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840920066159I), Sep 20, 1984: Piper PA28R180 (N4635J), Farmingdale, NY. Power could not be reduced. Inspection of throttle control revealed inner push pull cable failed.
- [Accident 19760320006509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760320006509A), Mar 20, 1976: Piper PA28R180 (N4635J), White Lake, NY, Substantial damage. L lndg gr skid mark aprx 6FT bfr acft stopped. Otr marks nose and r gr identified fm rwy to site.

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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