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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Pittsburgh, PA · May 4, 1985

Date: May 4, 1985 · 13:53 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N100CN
Reported as: Piper PA23250
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540C4B5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 930 total350 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N100CNRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-7754050 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Nose gear collapsed on landing. Lower scissor material caused binding condition breaking torque arm and jammed gear

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. LOWER SCISSOR MATERIAL CAUSED BINDING CONDITION BREAKING TORQUE ARM AND JAMMED GEAR