35.3782° N, 77.9719° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Goldsboro, NC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
September 18, 2005 · 18:30 local
Place
Goldsboro, NC
Airport
Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4699H
Reported as
Piper PA17
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
335 total1 in this make and model1 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 stated the PA-17 aircraft veered off the runway to the right on landing. Subsequent inspection by an IA revealed the main gear were out of alignment and the tail wheel would not swivel properly. The pilot had the main gear realigned and replaced the tail wheel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED THE PA-17 AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT ON LANDING. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY AN IA REVEALED THE MAIN GEAR WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND THE TAIL WHEEL WOULD NOT SWIVEL PROPERLY. THE PILOT HAD THE MAIN GEAR REALIGNED AND REPLACED THE TAIL WHEEL.