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FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-160 · Houston, TX · March 18, 1990

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Date
March 18, 1990 · 18:00 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Ellington Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4311P
Reported as
Piper PA23160
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,040 total50 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days
N4311PRegistered now · Piper PA-23-160S/N 23-1812Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

No nose gear safe down light. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Drag link assembly had broken.

As the FAA filed it

NO NOSE GEAR SAFE DOWN LIGHT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. DRAG LINK ASSEMBLY HAD BROKEN.