# Accident 19900107004179A: Piper PA23250, Columbus, OH, January 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 1990, 13:21 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0102° N, 82.9203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0102&lon=-82.9203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 229 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEK03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900107004179A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING AND COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. NOSE GEAR COCKED PRIOR TO LANDING. TOW TURN LIMITS EXCEEDED.

## 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 CHI90DEK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEK03), Jan 7, 1990: Piper PA-23-250 (N35ST), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH A NOSE GEAR STEERING PROBLEM.

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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