# Incident 19850922051179I: Piper PA28R180, Las Vegas, NV, September 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1985, 16:45 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Air Termina
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N980BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N980BL) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 200 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850922051179I

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT DUE TO BROKEN DOWNLOCK HOOK.  AIRCRAFT OUT OF ANNUAL.

## Other reports on N980BL (1)

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

- [Accident 20240727011419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240727011419A), Jul 27, 2024: Piper PA-28R-180 (N980BL), Fort Atkinson, WI, Substantial damage. On 27 July 2024 at 1113 local time, accident aircraft made a landing with gear not fully locked down at Fort Atkinson airport (61C). The left and nose wheels…

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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