# NTSB MIA80FLA09: Piper PA-23, N1063P, Jacksonville, FL, December 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1979
- Place: Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Location: 30.3322° N, 81.6557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3322&lon=-81.6557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3797  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1063P-2013-02-01), registration cancelled 2013-02-01, S/N 23-72, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (registry code 7102302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Jacksonville Intl

## 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 19791230037849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791230037849A), Dec 30, 1979: Piper PA23, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Nose gear failed to fully extend. Collapsed on landing. Found upper drag link broken & bent. Lack of lube.

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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