MIA80FLA09

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Jacksonville, FL · December 30, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 30, 1979
Place
Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1063PPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report June 25, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791230037849A
Case key
132098

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3797  79/12/30   JACKSONVILLE,FL     PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3281
        TIME - 1211                    N1063P              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST PALM BEACH,FL          OCALA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED ON FOAMED RUNWAY
        REMARKS- NOSE GR ACT MECHANISM LACKED LUBE.UPPER DRAG LINK,P/N19045-00,BINDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N1063P
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Jacksonville Intl

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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.