# Incident 20030318004309I: Piper PA28180, Juneau, AK, March 18, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2003, 14:50 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: LABA
- Location: 58.3547° N, 134.5785° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JUNEAU INTL (JNU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3547&lon=-134.5785&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44681, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44681-2022-03-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030318004309I

## Narrative

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

(-23) 3-18-03 NOTIFIED FROM MBS WHO WAS ON STANDBY THAT AN LABA AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT TO LAND JNU WITHOUT RIGHT HAND MAIN GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY. ARRIVED AT AIRPORT TO WATCH AIRCRFT EMERGENCY LANDING AT APPROX 1450 HOURS. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR TWO PAZ. EXAMINED A/C, TOOK PICTURES, INTERVIEWED PILOT AND PAX, RC'VD WRITTEN STATEMENTS. EXAMINED A/C IN HANGAR FOR DAMAGE, MINOR TO GEAR LEG AND R/H STABILATOR TIP. NOTED THAT GEAR TORQUE LINK BOLT HOLE STILL INTACT AND NOT DEFORMED. NO SIGN OF BOLT OR REMNANTS OF BOLT. THE REMAINING LENGTH OF BRAKE LINE STILL PRESENT. DOM GAVE FSDO THE ORIGINAL BOLT FROM THE LEFT HAND GEAR LINK. THIS BOLT WAS IN BAD CONDITION AND VERY WORN. NEW RETROFIT BOLTS ARE LARGER THAN OLD ONES. BOTH BOLTS HAVE GREASE FITTINGS AT THE HEAD AND ORIFICES AT THE SHAFT FOR GREASING BOLT/BUSHINGS.

## Other reports on N44681 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860207006299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860207006299I), Feb 7, 1986: Piper PA28180 (N44681), Juneau, AK. Aircraft veered on landing after brake failed. No damage as aircraft departed the runway.
- [Incident 19850822047639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850822047639I), Aug 22, 1985: Piper PA28180 (N44681), Juneau, AK. Landed on beach without damage. Fuel pressure dropped and engine quit.

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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