FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Miami, FL · June 27, 1994
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.
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Landing gear scissor support ears broke off allowed lower strut assembly to fall out. Held only by brake line.
LANDING GEAR SCISSOR SUPPORT EARS BROKE OFF ALLOWED LOWER STRUT ASSEMBLY TO FALL OUT. HELD ONLY BY BRAKE LINE.