40.3124° N, 79.3826° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 18, 1989 · 09:30 local
Place
Latrobe, PA
Airport
Westmoreland County
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3UD
Reported as
Piper PA23250
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total750 in this make and model10 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.
Took off with tow bar attached to nose wheel. Returned and nose wheel collapsed on landing rollout.
As the FAA filed it
TOOK OFF WITH TOW BAR ATTACHED TO NOSE WHEEL. RETURNED AND NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT.