33.4484° N, 112.0740° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 17, 1978 · 11:15 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Sky Harbor
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N103CK
Reported as
Piper PA31P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total6 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.
Tube flew out as nose was lowered after landing. Tire and nose gear severely damaged.
As the FAA filed it
TUBE FLEW OUT AS NOSE WAS LOWERED AFTER LANDING. TIRE AND NOSE GEAR SEVERELY DAMAGED.