19831228064919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · West Mifflin, PA · December 28, 1983

Date
December 28, 1983 · 23:56 local
Place
West Mifflin, PA
Airport
Allegheny Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14360
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84LA062
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,941 total110 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During preflight pilot got a faulty gear indication; decided to attempt flight resulting in nose gear collapse.

As the FAA filed it

DURING PREFLIGHT PILOT GOT A FAULTY GEAR INDICATION; DECIDED TO ATTEMPT FLIGHT RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.