19790219003289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Bowman, ND · February 19, 1979

Date
February 19, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Bowman, ND
Airport
Bowman
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8312Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC79FTG03
Reported as
Piper PA30
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
565 total300 in this make and model60 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.

Landing gear collapsed on takeoff. Landing gear defect found. Aircraft had been towed in deep snow.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF. LANDING GEAR DEFECT FOUND. AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TOWED IN DEEP SNOW.

NTSB investigation

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