42.3314° N, 83.0458° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 1, 1981 · 21:20 local
Place
Detroit, MI
Airport
Detroit City
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7509S
Reported as
Piper PA60600
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
75 total350 in this make and model2 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.
Severe shimmy on takeoff roll. Aborted and found bolt sheared in steering attach to shimmy dampner and strut.
As the FAA filed it
SEVERE SHIMMY ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED AND FOUND BOLT SHEARED IN STEERING ATTACH TO SHIMMY DAMPNER AND STRUT.