# Incident 19950218005529I: Piper PA28180, Danbury, CT, February 18, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1995, 11:59 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8463W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8463W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950218005529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND, WHILE TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE TAXIWAY THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT MADE THE TURN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY SHEARED OFF OF THE STRUT. PILOT WAS COUNSELED AND IS REQUIRED TO HAVE TWO HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION BEFORE FURTHER SOLO FLIGHT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

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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