# Incident 19991007030249I: Piper PA28R180, Newport, AR, October 7, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1999, 16:30 local time
- Place: Newport, AR
- Airport: Newport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6377° N, 91.1764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEWPORT RGNL (M19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6377&lon=-91.1764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7615J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7615J) (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 PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991007030249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE NOSE GEAR REMAINED IN ITS WHEEL WELL.  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.  THE AIRCRAFT EXECUTED A LANDING AT NEWPORT WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.  THE PILOT MANAGED TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE MAINS, AND GENTLY LOWER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY.  DAMAGE CONSISTED OF BROKEN NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, A SCUFFED LOWER COWLING, AND THE LAST SIX INCHES OF THE PROPELLER TIPS CURLED BACK.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WAS LIFTED FROM THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED BY ITSELF WITH LITTLE COAXING.

## Other reports on N7615J (1)

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

- [Incident 20050409005989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050409005989I), Apr 9, 2005: Piper PA28R180 (N7615J), Jackson, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed with 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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