# Accident 20240727011419A: Piper PA-28R-180, Fort Atkinson, WI, July 27, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2024, 11:13 local time
- Place: Fort Atkinson, WI
- Airport: Fort Atkinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9632° N, 88.8176° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9632&lon=-88.8176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N980BL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N980BL) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 2,002 total, 310 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240727011419A

## Narrative

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

ON 27 JULY 2024 AT 1113 LOCAL TIME, ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT MADE A LANDING WITH GEAR NOT FULLY LOCKED DOWN AT FORT ATKINSON AIRPORT (61C).  THE LEFT AND NOSE WHEELS COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN, AND ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY TO LEFT.  THE LEFT WING HIT A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP IN THE GRASS OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PIC AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.  VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN24LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA288), Jul 27, 2024: Piper PA-28R-180 (N980BL), Ft. Atkinson, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to distractions and his failure to conduct the Before Landing checklist.

## Other reports on N980BL (1)

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

- [Incident 19850922051179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850922051179I), Sep 22, 1985: Piper PA28R180 (N980BL), Las Vegas, NV, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed on rollout due to broken downlock hook. Aircraft out of annual.

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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