# Incident 19920708029309I: Piper PA34200T, Lamar, CO, July 8, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Airport: Lamar Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CLMA
- Location: 38.0800° N, 102.6096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0800&lon=-102.6096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3030K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3030K-2013-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92IA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920708029309I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOCK NOSE GEAR DOWN. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. BOLT CONNECTING UPPER DRAG LINK TO TRUNION BROKE.

## 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 DEN92IA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92IA072), Jul 8, 1992: Piper PA-34-200T (N3030K), Lamar, CO, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: FRACTURED NOSE LANDING GEAR BOLT DUE TO FATIGUE.

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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