# Incident 20010815027969I: Piper PA23250, Philadelphia, PA, August 15, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2001, 18:30 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: NAHA
- Location: 40.0819° N, 75.0106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (PNE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0819&lon=-75.0106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20AN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20AN-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010815027969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) OWNER STATED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR INDICATION BECAME UNSAFE AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TURNED ONTO THE TAXIWAY. IT APPEARS THE NOSE GEAR STRUT FAILED AT THE ATTACH WELDMENT TO THE STEEL TUBING AT THE AFT BRACE AREA.

## Other reports on N20AN (1)

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

- [Incident 20031112035719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031112035719I), Nov 12, 2003: Piper PA23250 (N20AN), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated, depart williamsport regional (ipt) to Northeast Philadelphia (pne). Takeoff and flight were routine. In IMC conditions, cleared for…

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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