# Incident 19981031039519I: Piper PA28180, Los Angeles, CA, October 31, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1998, 12:40 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2593° N, 118.4134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WHITEMAN (WHP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-118.4134&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2658T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2658T) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981031039519I

## Narrative

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

(-5) DURING ROLL-OUT AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS KEPT ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE WITH THE APPLICATIONS OF OPPOSITE RUDDER. ONCE GAIL BOLIN REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG, SHE NOTIFIED THE WHITEMAN TOWER. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, SHE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND FAIRING ASSEMBLY WAS ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60 DEGREES AND THE LOWER TORQUE LINK WAS BROKEN. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 72-08-06 FOR THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINKS WAS NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## Other reports on N2658T (1)

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

- [Accident 19760403007379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760403007379A), Apr 3, 1976: Piper PA28180 (N2658T), West Sonora, OH, Substantial damage

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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