# Incident 19960322013629I: Piper PA23250, New Orleans, LA, March 22, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43HB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43HB) (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 IO540C1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 60 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/19960322013629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FERRIED FOR MAINTENANCE. THE GEAR BLOCKED DOWN AND THE NOSE BLOCK FELL OUT DURING TAXI. DURING TAKE OFF ROLL THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N43HB (1)

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

- [Incident 19940803031049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940803031049I), Aug 3, 1994: Piper PA23250 (N43HB), Baton Rouge, LA, Minor damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing roll.

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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