# Incident 19781019030519I: Piper 601PSMITH, Hixson, TN, October 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1978, 12:45 local time
- Place: Hixson, TN
- Airport: Dallas Bay Skypar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1406° N, 85.2327° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hixson, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1406&lon=-85.2327&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221CT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601PSMITH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,676 total, 754 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781019030519I

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR SCIZZORS BROKEN, PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN WHEEL TURNED SIDEWAYS.

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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