# Incident 19940519033659I: Piper PA28161, Eden Prairie, MN, May 19, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8547° N, 93.4708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eden Prairie, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8547&lon=-93.4708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8068C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8068C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 300 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940519033659I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR PROBLEM. WHEEL AND TRUNION FELL OFF AFTER FLYBY CHECK. LANDED MINUS WHEEL AND LOWER STRUT.

## Other reports on N8068C (1)

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

- [Accident 19890904033579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904033579A), Sep 4, 1989: Piper PA28161 (N8068C), Chanhassens, MN, Substantial damage. Rear crankshaft dowell pin sheared en route at night which disconnected gear section. Landed on road,hit by vechicle

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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