31.9973° N, 102.0779° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 11, 1982 · 18:45 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Regional
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8253N
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
240 total150 in this make and model55 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.
Landed with nose gear partially extended. Steering channel assembly 95394-00X misaligned from improper towing.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. STEERING CHANNEL ASSEMBLY 95394-00X MISALIGNED FROM IMPROPER TOWING.