# Incident 19960202006979I: Piper PA31350, Glendive, MT, February 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1996, 08:30 local time
- Place: Glendive, MT
- Airport: Dawson Community
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BTJA
- Location: 47.1387° N, 104.8072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAWSON COMMUNITY (GDV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1387&lon=-104.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7694L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7694L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960202006979I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 2, 1996, AT ABOUT 08:30 MST, PIPER PA-31 OPERATED BY BUTTE AVIATION, INC., HAD A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON A FAR 135 CARGO FLIGHT. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLERS, LOWER NOSE SKINS AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AIRPLANE SINGLE AND MULTI ENGINE RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HELENA, MT AT 0500 WITH STOPS AT BILLINGS, MT. AND MILES CITY, MT. ON FEBRUARY 2, 1996. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD THREE GREEN LIGHTS FOR GEAR DOWN SAFE INDICATION. ACCORDING TO THE AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, THE NOSE GEAR HAD BEEN TURNED BEYOND LIMITS RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR NOT COMPLETELY LOCKING IN THE DOWN POSITION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7694L (4)

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

- [Incident 19960904035589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960904035589I), Sep 4, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N7694L), Billings, MT. Narrative: on 0904-96 at 18:20 MDT, Piper model PA-31-350, N7694L, owned by butte aviation, inc., was in level flight under IMC conditions, on a FAR part 135…
- [Incident 19860125021219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860125021219I), Jan 25, 1986: Piper PA31350 (N7694L), Cumberland, MD, Minor damage. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Landed gear up. Did not switch to tank with fuel or use crossfeed.
- [Incident 19820916060839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820916060839I), Sep 16, 1982: Piper PA31350 (N7694L), Cumberland, MD, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Pilot used emergency hand pump. Unable to lower gear. Nose gear flex-line had ruptured.
- [Accident 19770404013429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770404013429A), Apr 4, 1977: Piper PA31350 (N7694L), Latrobe, PA, Substantial damage. Cabin & cockpit lgts dimmed,beacon & flashing strobe lgts on.

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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