41.6834° N, 86.2500° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 29, 2001 · 07:30 local
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
JOPA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N54828
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540C4B5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,050 total500 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was taxiing out for departure at sbn airport to RW9R. Pilot felt left main gear collapse. Pilot shut off engines. No damage other than main gear wheel separated in half. No injuries to pilot or passenger.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING OUT FOR DEPARTURE AT SBN AIRPORT TO RW9R. PILOT FELT LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE. PILOT SHUT OFF ENGINES. NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN MAIN GEAR WHEEL SEPARATED IN HALF. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.