- Date
- July 30, 1975
- Place
- Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2085PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750730024199A
- Case key
- 149981
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2283 75/7/30 LYNCHBURG,VA PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 3705 TIME - 2000 N2085P PX- 0 0 1 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LYNCHBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LYNCHBURG,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL STEERING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- SHIMMEY DAMPNER LINING HAD TAPER WEAR ON MATING EDGE CAUSED ONE TO RIDE OVR OTHER.NOSE GR COCKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2085P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lynchburg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.