# Incident 19961105045889I: Piper PA23160, Nashville, TN, November 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1996, 19:21 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1245° N, 86.6782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NASHVILLE INTL (BNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1245&lon=-86.6782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4143P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4143P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 411 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961105045889I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ROD END ON NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR BROKE.

## Other reports on N4143P (2)

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

- [Accident 20241115019609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241115019609A), Nov 15, 2024: Piper PA-23-160 (N4143P), Manvel, TX, Substantial damage. During takeoff pilot experienced loss of power in the left engine. Due to low altitude pilots conducted an emergency landing in a field just to the left of the…
- [Incident 19860129005439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860129005439I), Jan 29, 1986: Piper PA23160 (N4143P), Friendswood, TX, Minor damage. During single engine landing extended gear late on final. Nose gear not locked. Warning light intermitiant.

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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