- Date
- September 19, 1978
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N59911Piper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19780919019869I
- Case key
- 80059
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0027 78/9/19 WASHINGTON,DC PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 2050 N59911 PX- 0 0 4 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 28, 3800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D 1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - NATIONAL AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WASHINGTON,DC BINGHAMTON,NY ELMIRA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL,CLEVELAND P/N 40-76B,BROKE.WHEEL COCKED.RETRACTION ROD BROKE ALLOWING GR TO COLLAPSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59911
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- National Airport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.