# Incident 19810403021579I: Lkheed P38L, Memphis, TN, April 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1981, 10:15 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9957F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9957F-1981-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lockheed P-38L-5 (registry code 5260207, https://openairdocs.org/model/lockheed-p-38l-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LKHEED P38L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 75 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/19810403021579I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI SHIMMY DAMPER FAILED. VIOLENT SHIMMY BROKE NOSE GEAR DAMPER COLLAR AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N9957F (1)

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

- [Accident 19770520012509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770520012509A), May 20, 1977: Lkheed P38J (N9957F), Daggett, CA, Substantial damage

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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