- Date
- January 26, 1977
- Place
- Enterprise, AL · ENTERPRISE, AL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6293YPiper PA-23C
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770126000809A
- Case key
- 157397
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0338 77/1/26 ENTERPRISE,AL PIPER PA-23C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1225 N6293Y PX- 0 0 3 TEST AGE 44, 12570 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 595 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ENTERPRISE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENTERPRISE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- DIFFERENTIAL PWR USED TO MAKE A SHARP TURN.NOSE GR STRUCK A BUMP IN SOD.TORQUE LINK BROKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6293Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Enterprise Muni
N6293YRegistration cancelled Nov 12, 2014 · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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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.