# Incident 19970102008739I: Piper PA24180, Albuquerque, NM, January 2, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6622P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6622P-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (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 PA24180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970102008739I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 2, 1997, A PIPER PA24-180, N6622P DEPARTED SANTA FE, NM ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT TO RETURN TO SANTA FE. THE PRIVATE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES WEST OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP OCCURRED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK BRUSH ON ROLL OUT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE PILOT OR THE TWO PASSENGERS. FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT EXHAUST PIPE FAILED WHICH ALLOWED THE HOT GASES TO BE DIRECTED ONTO A RUBBER BOOT THAT COVERS THE RIGHT STEERING ROD WHERE IT PENETRATES THE FIREWALL. M OR D REPORT TO BE SUBMITTED.

## Other reports on N6622P (1)

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

- [Incident 19920519020429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920519020429I), May 19, 1992: Piper PA24 (N6622P), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Pilot neglected to extend landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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