# Incident 19940322009469I: Piper PA28180, Norman, OK, March 22, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1994, 16:50 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Airport: University Of Oklahoma
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QFGS
- Location: 35.2226° N, 97.4395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norman, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2226&lon=-97.4395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7558J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7558J-2011-01-03) (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 PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 170 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940322009469I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TRAINING FLIGHT, THE DEFROSTER AIR BOX OUTLET FLANGE SEPARATED FROM THE BOX ALLOWING THE DEFROSTER HOSE TO DROP AND PREVENTED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FROM FULLY EXTENDING. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7558J (1)

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

- [Incident 19940813031649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940813031649I), Aug 13, 1994: Piper PA28R180 (N7558J), Purcell, OK, Minor damage. Three golf carts on runway. CFI took over. Raised gear went around. Carts cleared but CFI had 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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