# Accident 19820605020679A: Piper PA23250, Auburn, AL, June 5, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1982, 12:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Airport: Robert G Pitts
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.5892° N, 85.4805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5892&lon=-85.4805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1AU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,825 total, 821 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL82DA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820605020679A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR. UNDERSHOT RUNWAY ON EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO FEATHERED PROPS. WHEEL LOCK NUT MISSING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL82DA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA156), Jun 5, 1982: Piper PA-23-250 (N1AU), Auburn, AL, substantial damage

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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