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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Kahului, HI · September 26, 1979

Date: September 26, 1979 · 10:15 local
Place: Kahului, HI
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5281Y
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,356 total550 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5281YRegistration cancelled Apr 8, 2013 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-2332 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose wheel broke off during a taxi turn. Pilot was operating the airplane with a leaky fuel tank.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF DURING A TAXI TURN. PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE WITH A LEAKY FUEL TANK.

Other reports on N5281Y · 1

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

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