# Incident 19820514033109I: Piper 601PSMITH, El Cajon, CA, May 14, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1982, 17:15 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45LL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601PSMITH
- Reported engine: LYC IO540P1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 650 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820514033109I

## Narrative

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

UPON TOUCHDOWN NOSE GEAR RETRACTED INTO NOSE GEAR WELL. HAD A PREVIOUS NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. PILOT HAD GREEN LIGHTS.

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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