# Incident 19960411012189I: Piper PA23250, Albany, GA, April 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1996, 12:29 local time
- Place: Albany, GA
- Airport: Southwest Georgia Regional Apt
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5355° N, 84.1945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHWEST GEORGIA RGNL (ABY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5355&lon=-84.1945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14129, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14129-2023-04-01) (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 IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 60 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960411012189I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 11, 1996 MR. ELTON D. (DON) BROOKS, PILOT IN COMMAND OF N14129, A PIPER PA-23-250, ON A FLIGHT FROM DOUGLAS, GA TO ALBANY AT APPROXIMATELY 12:20 P.M. LOCAL TIME. UPON TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 4 THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT LEAVE THE RUNWAY AND STRIKE A RUNWAY LIGHT. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N14129 (1)

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

- [Incident 19851102064319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851102064319I), Nov 2, 1985: Piper PA23250 (N14129), Athens, GA, Minor damage. Nose gear extended but not straight for landing. Tire blew on rollout. Steering collar broken on nose gear.

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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