# Incident 19780328011509I: Piper PA23, Ft Worth, TX, March 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1978, 18:30 local time
- Place: Ft Worth, TX
- Airport: Oak Grove
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2154P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2154P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,274 total, 64 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780328011509I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR SELECTOR LEVER BROKE OFF IN THE PILOTS HAND. UNABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR.

## Other reports on N2154P (2)

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

- [Incident 19860125009069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860125009069I), Jan 25, 1986: Piper PA23150 (N2154P), Laramie, WY, Minor damage. Landed on highway after left engine quit due to inability to crossfeed fuel. Medical expired, not rated in aircraft
- [Accident 19850319009559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850319009559A), Mar 19, 1985: Piper PA23 (N2154P), Justin, TX, Destroyed. Engine fire with hot start. Abandoned aircraft with other engine running. Taxied unoccupied into parked aircraft.

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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