# Accident 19970622020079A: Piper PA28R201, San Diego, CA, June 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8000° N, 117.1295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8000&lon=-117.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6471C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6471C-2000-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 342 total, 21 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970622020079A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE EXTEND NOSE GEAR. LANDED NOSE GEAR UP. OSCILLATED NOSE UP AND DOWN ON FLARE. HIT NOSE. ASSIST SPRING 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 LAX97LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA222), Jun 22, 1997: Piper PA-28R-201 (N6471C), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush.

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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