# Incident 19791203048189I: Piper PA34200, Vancouver, WA, December 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1979, 21:25 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Pearson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 45.6205° N, 122.6565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PEARSON FLD (VUO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6205&lon=-122.6565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1067U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1067U-2012-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 60 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/19791203048189I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI TURN, DUE TO BENT GEAR DOWN LOCK ROD ATTACHMENT BOLT. HARD LANDING(S) LIKELY.

## Other reports on N1067U (2)

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

- [Accident 19840604071409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840604071409A), Jun 4, 1984: Piper PA34200 (N1067U), North Bend, OR, Destroyed. Pilot attempted operations beyond his ability. He delayed missed approach and flew into trees 3 miles beyond map.
- [Incident 19790815031479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790815031479I), Aug 15, 1979: Piper PA34200 (N1067U), Klamath Falls, OR, Minor damage. Nose wheel shimmy followed by collapse on rollout.

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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