# Accident 20051102026439A: Piper PA28180, Lubbock, TX, November 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2005, 17:42 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6636° N, 101.8228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6636&lon=-101.8228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N828MC) (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: 580 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051102026439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) NOSE WHEEL AXLE WAS LOST IN FLIGHT. WHEN THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND. THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE DEPARTED THE GEAR STRUT AND THE AIRPLANE ALMOST NOSED-OVER AS IT GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT. THE AFT CARRY THROUGH WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLAMMED BACK DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AFTER THE GROUND LOOP AND PARTIAL NOSE-OVER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OR THE STUDENT PILOT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW06CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA018), Nov 2, 2005: Piper PA28A (N828MC), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing due to the separation of the nose landing gear tire assembly.

## Other reports on N828MC (2)

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

- [Incident 20250823012309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250823012309I), Aug 23, 2025: Piper PA-28-180 (N828MC), Lamesa, TX, Minor damage. On August 23, 2025, at 1300 CDT, a Piper cherokee 180 aircraft, registered to a flight school in lubbock, veered to the left and departed from RW7 to the left…
- [Incident 20190508010989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190508010989I), May 8, 2019: Piper PA-28-180 (N828MC), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. On may 8, 2019, at approximately 1938 CDT, N828MC, a Piper PA28 serial number 28-4615 experienced a hard landing at rick husband Amarillo international airport…

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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