# Incident 19951119037699I: Piper PA23250, Tacoma, WA, November 19, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1995, 21:40 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Naarrows Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54001, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54001-2014-12-22) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 835 total, 125 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951119037699I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOSE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCK LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. CYCLED GEAR HANDLE, UNSUCCESSFUL. ACFT LANDED ON NOSE SECTION OF ACFT. SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO NOSE SECTION AND TO PROPELLAR BLADE TIPS.

## Other reports on N54001 (2)

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

- [Incident 19780322010519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780322010519I), Mar 22, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N54001), Montoursville, PA, Minor damage. Pilot being directed to park by an unauthorized person. Struck a parked airplane.
- [Incident 19780217007259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217007259I), Feb 17, 1978: Piper PA23250 (N54001), Coatesville, PA, Minor damage. Engine fire immediately after run-up. Suspect main fuel hose. Firewall to fuel pump was leaking under pressure.

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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