# Incident 19790312008319I: Piper PA28R180, Santa Monica, CA, March 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1979, 16:55 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0109° N, 118.4982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Monica, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0109&lon=-118.4982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3173R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3173R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,690 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790312008319I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HARD LANDING CAUSED NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE

## Other reports on N3173R (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19790720019339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720019339I), Jul 20, 1979: Piper PA28R180 (N3173R), Santa Paula, CA, Minor damage. While being reexamined by inspector aircraft was landed on nose and gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19760301006409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760301006409A), Mar 1, 1976: Piper PA28R180 (N3173R), S.Lake Tahoe, CA, Substantial damage. Lnd in snow covered fld.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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