Accident Piper PA-60-600 Aerostar N6070D, Wednesday 15 February 1984

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Date:	Wednesday 15 February 1984
Time:	21:23 LT
Type:	Piper PA-60-600 Aerostar
Owner/operator:	Top Light Air Service, Inc.
Registration:	N6070D
MSN:	600679796121
Total airframe hrs:	9308 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-540-G1BS
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Atlanta, GA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:	Charlotte, NC (KCLT)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE PLT NOTED AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION. TOWER PERSONNEL WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE GEAR POSITION DURING A FLY-BY. DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT HAD A BROKENBOLT IN THE NOSE GEAR STEERING DAMPNER. THIS DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED DURING GROUND HANDLING PRIOR TO DEPARTURE BUT A MECHANIC TOLD THE PILOT IT WAS OK TO OPERATE THE ACFT.

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