# Incident 20030503009849I: Piper PA32R301T, Fort Dodge, IA, May 3, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2003, 11:40 local time
- Place: Fort Dodge, IA
- Airport: Fort Dodge Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5512° N, 94.1918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT DODGE RGNL (FOD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5512&lon=-94.1918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 550 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030503009849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ITEM 32 OTHER: AIRCRAFT WILL BE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. ON LANDING AT THE FOD AIRPORT AND DURING ROLLOUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

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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