# Incident 19871010065089I: Piper PA18, Forsyth, MT, October 10, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1987, 17:00 local time
- Place: Forsyth, MT
- Airport: Tillitt Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2712° N, 106.6239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TILLITT FLD (1S3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2712&lon=-106.6239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2860P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2860P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871010065089I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE LEFT LOWER SHOCK STRUT ASSEMBLY 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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