39.0351° N, 84.5196° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, KY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 24, 1981 · 20:55 local
Place
Covington, KY
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
COMA
Aircraft
N27806
Reported as
Piper PA31350
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,200 total300 in this make and model250 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 wheel shimmied then tire lost all pressure at approximately 20 knots. Small pin hole found in tube.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE WHEEL SHIMMIED THEN TIRE LOST ALL PRESSURE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOTS. SMALL PIN HOLE FOUND IN TUBE.