# Incident 19780919019869I: Piper PA31350, Washington, DC, September 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1978, 20:15 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59911, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59911-1995-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78IA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780919019869I

## Narrative

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

ENGINES STARTED, CRAFT MOVED FORWARD ONE FOOT TO CHECK BRAKES AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD78IA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA112), Sep 19, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N59911), Washington, DC, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N59911 (6)

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

- [Incident 19791031056349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031056349I), Oct 31, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N59911), Binghamton, NY, Minor damage. Pilot unable to retract gear, landed safely. Rivets in left gear down lock clips had failed.
- [Incident 19790919023839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790919023839I), Sep 19, 1979: Piper PA31350 (N59911), Washington, DC, Substantial damage. Nose wheel failed during taxi, stress on nose gear caused it to unlock and collapse.
- [Incident 19780605044679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780605044679I), Jun 5, 1978: Piper PA31350 (N59911), White Plains, NY. Engine feathered due to vibration, NR1 cylinder had separated from case.
- [Incident 19780403009369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780403009369I), Apr 3, 1978: Piper PA31350 (N59911), Boston, MA. Aborted takeoff. Left engine became rough. Found plugged fuel injector nozzle.
- [Incident 19780331012169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780331012169I), Mar 31, 1978: Piper PA31350 (N59911), Binghamton, NY. Takeoff aborted due to rough engine. Injector nozzle clogged with foreign material.
- [Incident 19780317013539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780317013539I), Mar 17, 1978: Piper PA31350 (N59911), Newark, NJ. Takeoff aborted on 2 different occasions due to momentary power loss. Problem solved by changing waste cable.

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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