# NTSB IAD76FID02: Piper PA-23, N2085P, Lynchburg, VA, July 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 30, 1975
- Place: Lynchburg, VA · LYNCHBURG, VA
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149981
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FID02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FID02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750730024199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750730024199A), Jul 30, 1975: Piper PA23, Lynchburg, VA, Substantial damage. Shimmey dampner lining had taper wear on mating edge caused one to ride ovr other. Nose gr cocked.

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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