# Incident 19960817031829I: Piper PA23160, Potomac, MD, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 19:05 local time
- Place: Potomac, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0133° N, 77.1936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Potomac, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0133&lon=-77.1936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17279, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17279-1996-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,418 total, 204 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817031829I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOSEGEAR MECHANISM FAILED AND ALLOWED NOSEGEAR TO COLLAPSE ON TOUCHDOWN. INVESTIGATION INDICATES AIRCRAFT WAS NOT IN AN AIRWORTHY CONDITION.

## Other reports on N17279 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960818023209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960818023209A), Aug 18, 1996: Piper PA23160 (N17279), Substantial damage. On departure received light nose gear not up and locked, fly by to check gear, on landing nose gear collapsed.

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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