# Incident 19840320021639I: Piper PA28R180, Austin, TX, March 20, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1984, 12:47 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69645, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69645-2017-07-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 80 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840320021639I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19970912026599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912026599A), Sep 12, 1997: Piper PA28R180 (N69645), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on landing. (.4)the pilot said that the landing gear down lights did not come on and he executed a go-around so the tower could visually check…
- [Incident 19791115055779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115055779I), Nov 15, 1979: Piper PA28R180 (N69645), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. After alternator failure, pilot lowered gear manually. Nose gear not extended.
- [Incident 19790913048879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913048879I), Sep 13, 1979: Piper PA28R180 (N69645), Anoka, MN, Minor damage. During landing roll, nose gear did not remain fully extended. Probably inadvertent gear retraction by pilot.

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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