# Incident 20181223018789I: Piper PA-23-250, Philadelphia, PA, December 23, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2018, 13:22 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Northeast Philadelphia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N5930Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5930Y) (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 PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181223018789I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ON TAKEOFF ROLL, BEFORE LIFTOFF, EXPERIENCED LARGE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. IMMEDIATELY CUT THROTTLE AND APPLIED BRAKING.  NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED, AIRCRAFT STOPPED.  BOTH PROPS STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE LOWER PORTION OF THE NOSE STRUT BROKE AWAY SEPARATING THE NOSE TIRE FROM THE STRUT.  THE LOWER COUPLING WAS PREVIOUSLY CRACKED AND THE ADDED DYNAMIC  OF BRAKING CAUSED REMAINING PORTION OF LOWER CUP TO FAIL BRAKING AWAY THE NOSE TIRE.  M AND D TO BE SUBMITTED BY MECHANIC.

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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