# Incident 20130813020539I: Piper PA-44-180, Lufkin, TX, August 13, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2013, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lufkin, TX
- Airport: Angelina County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2340° N, 94.7500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANGELINA COUNTY (LFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2340&lon=-94.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2092K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2092K-2018-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (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 PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130813020539I

## Narrative

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

NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI TURN AFTER LANDING ON RWY 07 IN PREPARATION FOR TAKEOFF ON RWY 25. BOTH PROPELLERS STRIKING THE TARMAC. THE NLG FOLDED FORWARD CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE CONE AND ITS HINGE.

## Other reports on N2092K (1)

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

- [Incident 19990601018119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990601018119I), Jun 1, 1999: Piper PA44180 (N2092K), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-5)Nose gear would not fully extend during landing. Raised and lowered gear numerous times, the nose gear would only come half way down. Pilot landed aircraft…

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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