# Incident 19780525040379I: Piper PA23250, Dallas, TX, May 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1978, 06:15 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1903T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1903T-2011-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 200 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/19780525040379I

## Narrative

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

HYDRAULIC LEAK NOTED IN FLIGHT. UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N1903T (1)

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

- [Incident 19780201005219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201005219I), Feb 1, 1978: Piper PA23 (N1903T), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Pilot nearly lost directional control during takeoff when main wheel came off. Preexisting crack caused failure.

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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