# Incident 19850717046469I: Piper PA34200T, Helena, MT, July 17, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1985, 12:11 local time
- Place: Helena, MT
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5955° N, 112.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helena, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5955&lon=-112.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38812, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3L-65 (registry code 7100546, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850717046469I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED FOR LANDING. CENTERING ATTACH BOLT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.

## Other reports on N38812 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870828054449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870828054449I), Aug 28, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N38812), Cheyenne, WY, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on rollout. Found the gear strut had broken.

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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