# Incident 19801006086919I: Piper PA24250, Troy, MT, October 6, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Troy, MT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4600° N, 115.8908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4600&lon=-115.8908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6439P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6439P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 700 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/19801006086919I

## 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 N6439P (1)

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

- [Incident 19830430031389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430031389I), Apr 30, 1983: Piper PA24250 (N6439P), Kalispell, MT, Minor damage. Nose landing gear failed to fully extend. Collapsed on landing. Gear motor jammed. Pilot misused manual gear.

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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