19791230037849A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23 · Jacksonville, FL · December 30, 1979

Date
December 30, 1979 · 12:11 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1063P
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FLA09
Reported as
Piper PA23
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,055 total33 in this make and model30 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.

Nose gear failed to fully extend. Collapsed on landing. Found upper drag link broken & bent. Lack of lube.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND. COLLAPSED ON LANDING. FOUND UPPER DRAG LINK BROKEN & BENT. LACK OF LUBE.

NTSB investigation

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