# Incident 19910419017739I: Piper PA44180, Mankato, MN, April 19, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1991, 11:50 local time
- Place: Mankato, MN
- Airport: Mankato Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2228° N, 93.9193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANKATO RGNL (MKT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2228&lon=-93.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2197Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2197Z-2008-01-03) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total, 200 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910419017739I

## Narrative

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

NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. CAUSED BY FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR DRAG LINK BOLT.

## Other reports on N2197Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19950104001639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950104001639I), Jan 4, 1995: Piper PA44180 (N2197Z), Mankato, MN, Minor damage. Narrative: during training flight, could not get a green light indicating the nose gear was down and locked after following emergency procedures the aircraft…

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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