# Accident 19860917047059A: Piper PA31310, Minneapolis, MN, September 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1986, 19:58 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Minneapolis-St Paul International-Wold
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NTLA
- Location: 44.9493° N, 93.0899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9493&lon=-93.0899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707HB-2019-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,736 total, 250 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860917047059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. A LEAK IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS NOTED WITH NO OTHER MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI86LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA228), Sep 18, 1986: Piper PA-31-310 (N707HB), St. Paul, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N707HB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20091127022679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091127022679I), Nov 27, 2009: Piper PA31310 (N707HB), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. During decent whil on an approach to addision airport (kads) at approximately 4000', the emergency exit hatch departed the aircraft. The hatch departed at the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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