# NTSB FTW66F0288: Piper PA-24, N8317P, Ft Worth, TX, August 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1965
- Place: Ft Worth, TX · FT WORTH, TX
- Location: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7254&lon=-97.3208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW66F0288
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0288

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2469  65/8/27    FT WORTH TEX        PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1127                    N8317P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 42, 8000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARSWELL AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL ALIGNER NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED IN ALIGNMENT GUIDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8317P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8317P-1976-03-30), registration cancelled 1976-03-30, S/N 24-3568 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Carswell Afb

## Other investigations on N8317P (3)

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 MKC69F0099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0099), Aug 13, 1968: Piper PA-24 (N8317P), Madison, SD, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67F0281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0281), Oct 26, 1966: Piper PA-24 (N8317P), Mineral Wells, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66F0347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0347), Oct 31, 1965: Piper PA24 (N8317P), Lock Haven, PA, substantial damage

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.

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