# Incident 19830705038339I: Piper PA44180, Noblesville, IN, July 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1983, 20:30 local time
- Place: Noblesville, IN
- Airport: Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0456° N, 86.0086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Noblesville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0456&lon=-86.0086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39693, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39693-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830705038339I

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TROUBLES WITH DEFECTIVE LIMIT SWITCH. PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER TO CUT OFF GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N39693 (3)

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

- [Accident 20190515006519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190515006519A), May 15, 2019: Piper PA-44-180 (N39693), Centralia, IL, Destroyed. Instructor pilot (ip) and student (st) were conducting landing practice by utilizing touch and go landings. On the seventh downwind the student attempted to…
- [Incident 19890918057039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918057039I), Sep 18, 1989: Piper PA44180 (N39693), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Right main trunion failed while taxiing to ramp. Found trunion was cracked allowing strut to separate.
- [Accident 19860422067959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860422067959A), Apr 22, 1986: Piper PA44180 (N39693), Noblesville, IN, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Investigator discovered that the nose gear assembly bolt was missing.

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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