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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA30 · Monte Vista, CO · February 3, 1992

Date
February 3, 1992 · 16:30 local
Place
Monte Vista, CO
Airport
Monte Vista Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1509
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total100 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing gear failed to extend. Landed gear up. Gear push pull cable froze due corrosion. All gear parts corroded.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. LANDED GEAR UP. GEAR PUSH PULL CABLE FROZE DUE CORROSION. ALL GEAR PARTS CORRODED.