39.0997° N, 94.5786° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Kansas City, MO, within about 10 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 7, 1980 · 00:22 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Downtown
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N53204
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
485 total231 in this make and model0 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.
Right main gear collapsed during the landing roll. Upper and lower drag links found worn beyond service limit
As the FAA filed it
RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. UPPER AND LOWER DRAG LINKS FOUND WORN BEYOND SERVICE LIMIT