34.1901° N, 118.3264° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 19, 1990 · 20:42 local
Place
Burbank, CA
Airport
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JIKA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4342F
Reported as
Piper PA32R300
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total250 in this make and model150 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.
Nose gear collapsed when pilot entered taxiway under construction. Poorly lighted and no warning signs.
As the FAA filed it
NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN PILOT ENTERED TAXIWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION. POORLY LIGHTED AND NO WARNING SIGNS.