# Incident 19841026066759I: Piper PA28R201, Charleston, SC, October 26, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1984, 21:18 local time
- Place: Charleston, SC
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7766° N, 79.9309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charleston, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7766&lon=-79.9309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47986, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47986-1989-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 25 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/19841026066759I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FOLDED ON LANDING ROLLOUT DUE TO BROKEN NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK HOOK.

## Other reports on N47986 (2)

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

- [Incident 19850604027799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850604027799I), Jun 4, 1985: Piper PA28R201 (N47986), Easton, PA, Minor damage. During rollout after landing nose gear collapsed. Downlock failed.
- [Incident 19780320009429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320009429I), Mar 20, 1978: Piper PA28R201 (N47986), Allentown, PA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed during touch and go, instructor insisted was not pilot induced. No malfunctions found, gear normal.

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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