# Incident 19830919066129I: Piper PA24260, Montrose, CO, September 19, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1983, 12:45 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5098° N, 107.8942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTROSE RGNL (MTJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5098&lon=-107.8942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8623P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8623P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919066129I

## Narrative

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

LOUD SNAP ON TOUCHDOWN. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK MECHANISM HAD FAILED.

## Other reports on N8623P (3)

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

- [Incident 19850830050009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850830050009I), Aug 30, 1985: Piper PA24260 (N8623P), Montrose, CO, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Same thing happened 55 hours before. Pilot thinks cause is failed motor attach plate.
- [Incident 19820710041079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820710041079I), Jul 10, 1982: Piper PA24260 (N8623P), Montrose, CO, Minor damage. Fire occured on starting engine when fuel line, PN23195-02 leaked under pressure.
- [Accident 19770320022989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320022989A), Mar 20, 1977: Piper PA24260 (N8623P), Spirit Lake, IA, Substantial damage. About 50 lbs over wt not encl ice on wings

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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