# Incident 19830712042549I: Piper PA28R200, Grand Forks, ND, July 12, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1983, 18:13 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9196° N, 97.0873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Forks, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9196&lon=-97.0873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55069, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55069) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 12 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830712042549I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED DUE TO A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE NOSE GEAR GUIDE BRACKET.

## Other reports on N55069 (2)

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

- [Accident 20050514013199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050514013199A), May 14, 2005: Piper PA28R200 (N55069), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On climb out after touch and go landing at Ryan airfield (ryn), Tucson, Arizona; the landing gear switch was placed in the up position, after gear cycled…
- [Accident 19790213002919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790213002919A), Feb 13, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N55069), Oneida, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck snow bank on runway threshold on final approach

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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