40.2425° N, 85.3958° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DELAWARE COUNTY RGNL (MIE), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 9, 1983 · 10:57 local
Place
Muncie, IN
Airport
Delaware County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2580Y
Reported as
Piper PA31T1
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,910 total597 in this make and model115 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 landing gear in a partial extended position. Found landing gear door actuator cylinder leaking.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED WITH NOSE LANDING GEAR IN A PARTIAL EXTENDED POSITION. FOUND LANDING GEAR DOOR ACTUATOR CYLINDER LEAKING.