30.2121° N, 85.6828° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at Panama City-Bay Co International Airport, closed, within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 13, 1986 · 09:26 local
Place
Panama City, FL
Airport
Panama City Bay County
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N41073
Reported as
Piper PA31350
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540J2BD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,826 total374 in this make and model158 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.
Hydraulic fitting on nose gear failed. All attempts to lower gear unsuccessful. Pilot landed on main gear only.
As the FAA filed it
HYDRAULIC FITTING ON NOSE GEAR FAILED. ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER GEAR UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT LANDED ON MAIN GEAR ONLY.