# Incident 19971223041389I: Piper PA23250, Stuart, FL, December 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1997, 06:30 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VSAA
- Location: 27.1817° N, 80.2213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITHAM FLD (SUA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1817&lon=-80.2213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6549A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6549A) (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: 11,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971223041389I

## Narrative

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

BOLT IN NOSE GEAR DOWN LOCK FAILED ALLOWING GEAR TO ROLL FORWARD DURING TAXI.

## Other reports on N6549A (2)

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

- [Accident 20060807017699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060807017699A), Aug 7, 2006: Piper PA23250 (N6549A), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] ^ stated he was landing at the skymeadows airport (WN92) on August 7, 2006. He was landing to the south with a 4 to 6…
- [Incident 19791031056359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791031056359I), Oct 31, 1979: Piper PA23250 (N6549A), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after touchdown.

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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