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| Date: | Tuesday 22 April 1986 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-44-180 |
| Owner/operator: | Indianapolis Aviation |
| Registration: | N39693 |
| MSN: | 44-7995025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1796 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-E1A6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Noblesville, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
TWO SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN COMPLETED DURING THE TRAINING FLIGHT. ON THE APPROACH FOR THE THIRD LANDING, THE CREW RECEIVED A THREE-GREEN INDICATION, BUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ON ITS NOSE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY BOLT WAS MISSING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI86LA125
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 May 2019 | N39693 | Airgo Inc | 0 | Centralia Municipal Airport (ENL/KENL), Centralia, IL | |
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| Gear-up landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 28-Mar-2024 17:38 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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