# Incident 19940211004019I: Piper PA28R201, St Louis, MO, February 11, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1994, 18:10 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6008H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6008H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 1,100 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940211004019I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CAUSE: MECHANICAL FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD DEFROST EXPANDABLE HOSE ATTACH BRACKET WHICH FAILED, DETACHED, AND FELL ONTO LEFT NOSE GEAR DOOR. IT JAMMED AGAINST NOSE GEAR SHIMMY DAMPER WHEN GEAR WAS LOWERED DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE, AND PREVENTED NOSE GEAR FROM EXTENDING THROUGH GEAR DOORS INTO DOWN POSITION. DAMAGE LIMITED TO PROPELLER WHICH WAS WINDMILLING, NOSE GEAR DOORS, UPPER NOSE GEAR EXTRUSION, AND EXHAUST STACKS. M OR D REPORT FILED AT SKYLINE AVIATION ^PRIVACY DATA^ INCIDENT REPORT FILED. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N6008H (2)

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

- [Accident 19960930031499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960930031499A), Sep 30, 1996: Piper PA28R201 (N6008H), Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. Left wing damaged during a training flight.
- [Incident 19950825034739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950825034739I), Aug 25, 1995: Piper PA28R201 (N6008H), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Failed to extend landing gear for landing. 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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