- Date
- February 13, 1986, 09:26 local (14:26 UTC)
- Place
- Panama City, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N41703Piper PA-31-1020
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 31525
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that all attempts to extend the landing gear were to no avail & he elected to land with the nose gear not fully locked down. On landing rollout the nose gear completely collapsed. Post crash examination of the nose landing gear revealed that the 90 degree hydraulic fitting that was supplying fluid to the nose gear was broken off at the actuator housing causing loss of all hydraulic pressure to the nose gear so it was not able to fully lock in the down position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41703
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-1020
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-8253007
- Airframe hours
- 7,390
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-J2B, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Airnew Orleans Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · February 12, 1986 · 9 hours before
- Departed
- BHM · Birmingham, AL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PFN · Bay County, runway 32, 6,308 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 6,826 total · 374 in this make and model · 6,539 as pilot in command · 158 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TLH, 90 nm away