# Accident 19860422067959A: Piper PA44180, Noblesville, IN, April 22, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Noblesville, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0592° N, 85.9201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0592&lon=-85.9201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39693, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39693-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,327 total, 17 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860422067959A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. INVESTIGATOR DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY BOLT WAS MISSING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI86LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA125), Apr 22, 1986: Piper PA-44-180 (N39693), Noblesville, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39693 (3)

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

- [Accident 20190515006519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190515006519A), May 15, 2019: Piper PA-44-180 (N39693), Centralia, IL, Destroyed. Instructor pilot (ip) and student (st) were conducting landing practice by utilizing touch and go landings. On the seventh downwind the student attempted to…
- [Incident 19890918057039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890918057039I), Sep 18, 1989: Piper PA44180 (N39693), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Right main trunion failed while taxiing to ramp. Found trunion was cracked allowing strut to separate.
- [Incident 19830705038339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830705038339I), Jul 5, 1983: Piper PA44180 (N39693), Noblesville, IN, Minor damage. Prior troubles with defective limit switch. Pulled circuit breaker to cut off gear unsafe light. Landed gear up.

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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