# Incident 19850604027799I: Piper PA28R201, Easton, PA, June 4, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1985, 23:45 local time
- Place: Easton, PA
- Airport: Easton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.6861° N, 75.2181° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Easton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6861&lon=-75.2181&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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850604027799I

## Narrative

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

DURING ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DOWNLOCK FAILED.

## Other reports on N47986 (2)

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

- [Incident 19841026066759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841026066759I), Oct 26, 1984: Piper PA28R201 (N47986), Charleston, SC, Minor damage. Nose gear folded on landing rollout due to broken nose gear downlock hook.
- [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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