# NTSB FTW76DQG56: Piper PA-28, N1056X, Lubbock, TX, February 29, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 29, 1976
- Place: Lubbock, TX · LUBBOCK, TX
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DQG56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DQG56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0318  76/2/29    LUBBOCK,TX          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0900                    N1056X              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 30, 1048 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            945 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWN & COUNTRY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUBBOCK,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STRIPPED
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL AXLE BOLT CAME LOOSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1056X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1056X-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 28-7525270, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Town & Country

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760229003869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760229003869A), Feb 29, 1976: Piper PA28140, Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. Nose wheel axle bolt came loose.

## Other investigations on N1056X (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 FTW77FQG53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FQG53), Sep 10, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N1056X), Lubbock, TX, 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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