# Accident 19970402046029A: Piper PA28161, Lafayette, IN, April 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1997, 22:40 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4207° N, 86.9207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4207&lon=-86.9207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6148H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6148H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970402046029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 2, 1997, A PIPER PA-28-161, REGISTRATION NUMBER N6148H, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT LANDED ON RUNWAY 28 AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY AIRPORT (LAF), WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. WHILE ON ROLLOUT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE WING SPAR ATTACHMENT PULLING THE MAIN GEAR AFT AND OUTBOARD.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OR THE STUDENT PILOT.  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT 2240 LCL AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED.  THE TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM 3AR (ARETZ AIRPORT), LAFAYETTE, INDIANA.  NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 CHI97LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA098), Apr 3, 1997: Piper PA-28-161 (N6148H), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: a fatigue failure of the fight main landing gear strut/spar attachment screws.

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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