# Incident 19940713030169I: Piper PA18135, Olathe, KS, July 13, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County Executive Airport
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8476° N, 94.7376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JOHNSON COUNTY EXEC (OJC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8476&lon=-94.7376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8553C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8553C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940713030169I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED LOCKDOWN. WENT AROUND.USED MANUAL,STILL UP.STALLS LOCKED IT DOWN. HYDRAULIC POWER PACK FAILED.

## Other reports on N8553C (1)

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

- [Accident 20020212009319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020212009319A), Feb 12, 2002: Piper PA18135 (N8553C), Winterhaven, FL, No damage. (-23) The pilot was setting up for a "glassy water" approach and landing at lake eloise in winter haven, FL. According to the pilot and his passenger (a…

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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