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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Farmington, NM · February 17, 1978

Date: February 17, 1978 · 19:30 local
Place: Farmington, NM
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N40510
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,300 total75 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N40510Registered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7405241 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot unable to get a gear safe indication. Nose gear collapsed. An hydraulic pressure line had come loose.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT UNABLE TO GET A GEAR SAFE INDICATION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE HAD COME LOOSE.