# Incident 19960531017439I: Piper PA23150, Honolulu, HI, May 31, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1996, 10:10 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2060P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2060P-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,222 total, 33 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960531017439I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MAY 31, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:10 A.M. PIPER N2060P EXPERIENCED A LEFT LANDING GEAR FAILURE AFTER LANDING AT THE HONOLULU AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP, LEFT GEAR DOOR, AFT NACELLE AREA AND THE FLAP ASSY. THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE DRAG LINK FORWARD BOLT (AN 176-33). THIS BOLT IS PART OF THE DRAG LINK ASSY THAT HOLDS THE LANDING GEAR ASSY. IN PLACE AND IN A LOCKED POSITION, WHILE IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION. WHEN THE BOLT FAILED IT ALLOWED THE GEAR ASSY TO ROTATE AFT AND CONTACT THE FLAP ASSY., THUS ALLOWING THE PROP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE TOTAL TIME OF THE BOLT IS UNKNOWN. INCIDENT IWP 1396018 NO PILOT DEVIATION NO NMAC CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2060P (3)

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

- [Incident 19980822027729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980822027729I), Aug 22, 1998: Piper PA23 (N2060P), Honolulu, HI. Gear down and locked, found broken wire and replaced. Swung gear ops check good.
- [Incident 19840306012559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840306012559I), Mar 6, 1984: Piper PA23 (N2060P), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. Forgot to extend the landing gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19791025054399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791025054399I), Oct 25, 1979: Piper PA23 (N2060P), Molokai, HI, Minor damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to settle back after lift off and gear retraction.

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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