# Accident 19870525016189A: Piper PA28R200, Montgomery, AL, May 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1987, 19:50 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Maxwell Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3829° N, 86.3658° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MAXWELL AFB (MXF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3829&lon=-86.3658&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6857J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6857J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 6 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL87LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525016189A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS FOUND IN LANDING GEAR SYSTEMS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL87LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA150), May 26, 1987: Piper PA-28-200 (N6857J), Maxwell Afb, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6857J (1)

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

- [Incident 19850517028949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850517028949I), May 17, 1985: Piper PA28R200 (N6857J), Maxwell, AL, Minor damage. Approach broken off due to traffic. Forgot to extend gear landed gear up.

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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