44.3106° N, 69.7795° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, ME, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 13, 1978 · 11:50 local
Place
Augusta, ME
Airport
State
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2182W
Reported as
Tcraft 19
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
96 total90 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.
Nose gear broke off on landing, engine fire due to sparks from gear.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF ON LANDING, ENGINE FIRE DUE TO SPARKS FROM GEAR.