# Accident 19960818023209A: Piper PA23160, August 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1996
- Damage: Substantial damage
- 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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960818023209A

## Narrative

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

ON DEPARTURE RECEIVED LIGHT NOSE GEAR NOT UP AND LOCKED, FLY BY TO CHECK GEAR, ON LANDING NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N17279 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960817031829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817031829I), Aug 17, 1996: Piper PA23160 (N17279), Potomac, MD, Minor damage. Narrative: nosegear mechanism failed and allowed nosegear to collapse on touchdown. Investigation indicates aircraft was not in an airworthy condition.

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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