# Incident 19810903068389I: Smith 601PSMITH, Knoxville, TN, September 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1981, 15:30 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Downtown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54DS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SMITH 601PSMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 36 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810903068389I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR INDICATED UNSAFE. LANDED GEAR UP ON GRASS SIDE RUNWAY. BOLT HOLDING STEERING CYLINDER BROKEN PN4505-8001

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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