# Accident 19920403042499A: Piper PA23250, Denver, CO, April 3, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1992, 10:05 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8910° N, 105.1095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8910&lon=-105.1095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6460Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6460Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540J4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,950 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920403042499A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DOWN COLLAPSED LANDING. HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURED. ALLOWED FLUID TO DRAIN FROM SYSTEM.

## 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 FTW92LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA110), Apr 3, 1992: Piper PA-23-250 (N6460Y), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID DUE TO A RUPTURED HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N6460Y (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090303001609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090303001609I), Mar 3, 2009: Piper PA23250 (N6460Y), Grand Canyon, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On March 3, 2009 at 12:30 a.m. N6460Y landed on runway 21 at Grand Canyon, AZ (gcn). Upon landing rollout, coyotes were observed standing the center of…

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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