# Incident 20200609010769I: Piper PA-28-180, Towanda, PA, June 9, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Towanda, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7709° N, 76.4454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Towanda, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7709&lon=-76.4454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7575W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7575W) (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 PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200609010769I

## Narrative

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

OWNER REPORTED AN ISSUE WITH A LEFT HAND ROLL AND NOSE WHEEL TRACK AND A HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE TAXING THE AIRCRAFT. THE MECHANIC TOOK AIRCRAFT OUT TO TAXI AND CONFIRMED THE HARD PULL TO THE RIGHT. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR, I DETERMINED THAT THE PULL TO THE RIGHT OF THE NOSE GEAR WAS FIXED. NEXT I TOOK THE AIRCRAFT OUT FOR A FLIGHT. I DETERMINED THAT THE ROLL WAS FIXED, ON LANDING AS I WAS FLARING OUT AND DROPPED THE NOSE TO THE DECK, WHEN THE WHEEL CONTACTED THE PAVEMENT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD TURN TO THE LEFT AND RAN OFF INTO THE GRASS. UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT COMPONENT FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N7575W (2)

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

- [Incident 19940109006319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940109006319I), Jan 9, 1994: Piper PA28180 (N7575W), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: during crosswind landing on runway 05 at the north Myrtle beach airport (cre) the aircraft right wing tip contacted the runway surface. Subsequent…
- [Accident 19840505017079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840505017079A), May 5, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N7575W), La Porte, IN, Substantial damage. Flared too late on a night landing. Struck runway nosewheel first. Impact damaged nose gear wings and fuselage.

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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