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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23 · Greeley, CO · September 8, 1995

Date
September 8, 1995 · 16:35 local
Place
Greeley, CO
Airport
Greeley-Weld County Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2291P
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW95LA383
Reported as
Piper PA23
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total

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What happened

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

Unable safe nose gear for landing. Flyby was down. Landed rough grass between runway. Defect nose micro switch.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE SAFE NOSE GEAR FOR LANDING. FLYBY WAS DOWN. LANDED ROUGH GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY. DEFECT NOSE MICRO SWITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.