# Incident 19800307028779I: Piper PA32RT300T, Montgomery, AL, March 7, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Dannelly
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22370, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22370) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300T (registry code 7103216, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 400 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/19800307028779I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN CROSSWIND TAKEOFF, DAMAGED RIGHT MAIN GEAR. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N22370 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860406010709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860406010709A), Apr 6, 1986: Piper PA32RT300T (N22370), Fort Deposit, AL, Substantial damage. Turbocharger exhaust clamp failed, led to engine fire. During landing, fire wall also damaged by impact.

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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