33.8305° N, 118.3566° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 28, 1983 · 17:35 local
Place
Torrance, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1411K
Reported as
Piper PA34200T
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,425 total40 in this make and model94 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. Found a broken bolt and missing nut on nose landing gear downlock link assembly.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. FOUND A BROKEN BOLT AND MISSING NUT ON NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK LINK ASSEMBLY.