# Accident 19900911038889A: Piper PA60601P, Monroe, MI, September 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1990, 06:15 local time
- Place: Monroe, MI
- Airport: Custer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GXPA
- Location: 41.9094° N, 83.3797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9094&lon=-83.3797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321GB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321GB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,681 total, 90 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900911038889A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN STRUT SCISSORS BROKE ON TOUCHDOWN ALLOWED WHEEL TO COCK CAUSING RUNWAY EXCURSION. TORQUE LINK AD ISSUED.

## 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 CHI90LA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA261), Sep 11, 1990: Piper PA-601P (N321GB), Monroe, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE TORQUE LINK ON THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT SCISSOR ASSEMBLY.

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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