# Incident 19790819032089I: Piper PA28R200, Monterey, CA, August 19, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1979, 12:45 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Peninsula
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6012° N, 121.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6012&lon=-121.8828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56951, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56951) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 15 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/19790819032089I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. CAUSE NOT RELATED.

## Other reports on N56951 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940519023499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940519023499I), May 19, 1994: Piper PA28R200 (N56951), Richmond, CA, Minor damage. Engine lost power. Crash landed in a field.NR1 piston damaged. Oil in exhaust pipe. No compression in cylinder.

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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