# Incident 19960817043229I: Piper PA28180, Carlsbad, NM, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Airport: Cavern City Air Trml
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3374° N, 104.2634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAVERN CITY AIR TRML (CNM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3374&lon=-104.2634&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7091W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7091W-2022-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 3,650 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817043229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT, PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNTS AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO BOTTOM SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS.

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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