# Incident 19810920069709I: Rkwell 112B, Punxsutawney, PA, September 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1981, 12:10 local time
- Place: Punxsutawney, PA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9437° N, 78.9748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punxsutawney, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9437&lon=-78.9748&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1246J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1246J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112B (registry code 7630303, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 112B
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1D6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,010 total, 500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920069709I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT. FOUND ROD END PN NMX4 FAILED. IT ATTACHES ACTUATING CYLINDER TO NOSE STRUT.

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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