33.1646° N, 117.3192° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Carlsbad Airport (1949), closed, within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
December 8, 1981 · 19:25 local
Place
Carlsbad, CA
Airport
Carlsbad
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AACA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8165W
Reported as
Piper PA32R301T
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540S1AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,600 total80 in this make and model140 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 gear collapsed on rollout. Airworthiness directive 81 24 07 for problem not yet due on aircraft. M or d out.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE 81 24 07 FOR PROBLEM NOT YET DUE ON AIRCRAFT. M OR D OUT.