# Accident 20210227003659A: Piper PA-23, Oshkosh, WI, February 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2021, 10:31 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9845° N, 88.5569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9845&lon=-88.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1460P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1460P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 32,527 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210227003659A

## Narrative

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

CONTACTED BY THE ROC AT 1130 02/27/21 REPORT OF A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE N1460P RUNWAY 27 OSH. PILOT HAD INTERMITTENT LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT DURING FLIGHT. REQUESTED TO LAND RUNWAY 27. THE PILOT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY HE HAD SHUT THE LEFT ENGINE DOWN PRIOR TO LANDING. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. LEFT RUDDER WAS APPLIED AIRCRAFT. THEY CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO MAKE THE CORRECTION. NOSE GEAR THEN COLLAPSED BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. DAMAGING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT ENGINE AND PROPELLER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN21LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA147), Feb 27, 2021: Piper PA-23 (N1460P), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear lower drag link for reasons that could not be determined based on available information, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear.

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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