# Incident 20220406005009I: Piper PA-28R-180, Sabetha, KS, April 6, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2022, 16:29 local time
- Place: Sabetha, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9102° N, 95.7928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sabetha, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9102&lon=-95.7928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3866T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3866T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220406005009I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ENROUTE FROM 05C TO SEI. DUE TO HIGH WINDS AND FUEL CONSUMPTION THE PILOT DEVIATED TO SABETHA, KS. THE PILOT HAD A MISSED APPROACH AND HAD TO GO-AROUND. DURING LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR IMMEDIATELY COLLAPSED. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TO EXIT THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N3866T (1)

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

- [Incident 20251116021529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251116021529I), Nov 16, 2025: Piper PA-28R-180 (N3866T), Gary, IN, Minor damage. On November 16, 2025, at 1510 CT, the pilot in command (PIC) of [privacy data omitted], a Piper PA28R-180, declared an emergency for nose gear that failed to…

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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