44.1004° N, 70.2148° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewiston, ME, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 8, 1989 · 08:50 local
Place
Lewiston, ME
Airport
College Road Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8229J
Reported as
Piper PA60600
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total155 in this make and model325 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.
Forced to land due to weather conditions. Severed left gear, left prop hit the ground.
As the FAA filed it
FORCED TO LAND DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEVERED LEFT GEAR, LEFT PROP HIT THE GROUND.