35.8423° N, 90.7043° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Jonesboro, AR, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 15, 1984 · 10:37 local
Place
Jonesboro, AR
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N40235
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total750 in this make and model23 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 would not extend. Landed with nose gear up. Found a bolt missing from nose gear collar assembly.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR UP. FOUND A BOLT MISSING FROM NOSE GEAR COLLAR ASSEMBLY.