# Incident 19810217040199I: Piper PA24260, Ames, IA, February 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Airport: Ames
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9920° N, 93.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AMES MUNI (AMW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9920&lon=-93.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8675P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8675P-2011-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 6 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810217040199I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO SIDE LOAD CROSSWIND LANDING CAUSED IMPROPED REPAIR TO GEAR ASSEMBLY TO FAIL.

## Other reports on N8675P (2)

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

- [Accident 20101121051859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101121051859A), Nov 21, 2010: Piper PA-24-260 (N8675P), Norfolk, NE, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On November 21, 2010, at approx. 1630 central standard time, the airman (not IFR rated) contacted the flight service station to obtain a weather briefing. This…
- [Incident 19940324009889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940324009889I), Mar 24, 1994: Piper PA24260 (N8675P), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. On 3/24/94, N8675P, Piper PA24-260, s/n 24-4123 departed Millard, Nebraska, on a personal flight to columbus, Nebraska. Upon arrival at columbus, Nebraska, the…

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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