19780812022159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-135 · Datil, NM · August 12, 1978

Date
August 12, 1978
Place
Datil, NM
Airport
Private Strip
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2410A
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN78DQA52
Reported as
Piper PA22135
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
52 total52 in this make and model2 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.

L tube of nose gear mount showed indications of prior crack. Plt SD lndd nose low.

As the FAA filed it

L TUBE OF NOSE GEAR MOUNT SHOWED INDICATIONS OF PRIOR CRACK.PLT SD LNDD NOSE LOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.