NYC84LA062

1983-12-29 · WEST MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AGC

Aircraft involved

N14360 Piper PA-23-250 None

Factual narrative

DURING THE COCKPIT PREFLIGHT THE PLT NOTICED AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. THE PLT CHECKED THE NOSE GEAR & COULD SEE NOTHING UNUSUAL, & CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY INDICATING SYSTEM. DURING ROTATION THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THIS ACFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE ACFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS & NO MALFUNCTIONS OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WAS FOUND. HOWEVER, THE NOSE GEAR LEG, BRACES, & LOCKING MECHANISM WAS FOUND HEAVILY COATED WITH GREASE & SAND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC84LA062.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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