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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-180 · Austin, TX · March 20, 1984

Date
March 20, 1984 · 12:47 local
Place
Austin, TX
Airport
Robert Mueller
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N69645
Reported as
Piper PA28R180
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total80 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Gear test flight. Unable to get nose gear down. Landed nose gear up. Left upper drag strut attach point was loose.

As the FAA filed it

GEAR TEST FLIGHT. UNABLE TO GET NOSE GEAR DOWN. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. LEFT UPPER DRAG STRUT ATTACH POINT WAS LOOSE.

Other reports on N69645 · 3

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