- Date
- January 19, 1985, 19:20 local (Jan 20, 1985, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Addison, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N96DDPiper PA-23-250
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850119014169A
- Case key
- 21659
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that on touchdown, the acft veered left & went off the edge of the 30' wide rwy. The nose gear then collapsed in soft terrain before the plt could get the acft back on the rwy surface. At 1900 CST, the wind was from 360 deg at 30 gusting 40 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N96DD
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 27-2057
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-A1D5, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lawrence O. Lowe
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ADS · Addison, TX
- Airport
- F69 · Dallas Air Park, runway 34, 3,000 × 30 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 30 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ADS, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.