43.3058° N, 94.9689° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Terril, IA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 27, 1978 · 15:30 local
Place
Terril, IA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6347Z
Reported as
Piper PA25150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
445 total10 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Upper shock cord lug on the left shock strut broke on landing.
As the FAA filed it
UPPER SHOCK CORD LUG ON THE LEFT SHOCK STRUT BROKE ON LANDING.