# Incident 19980906041109I: Piper PA24250, Conroe, TX, September 6, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Montgomery  County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3119° N, 95.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conroe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3119&lon=-95.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6637P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6637P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980906041109I

## Narrative

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

(-5)DURING LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONDUIT, P/N 455180, FAILED. THE CONDUIT IS A SWAGGED ROD WITH A FLEXABLE CABLE THAT MOVES WITHIN.  THIS SYSTEM IS HOW THE LANDING GEAR IS MECHANICALLY RETRACTED AND EXTENDED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^                                                                    DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE EXHAUST STACK, 2 BELLY SKINS AND THE LANDING GEAR CONDUIT ASSEMLY.

## Other reports on N6637P (1)

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

- [Accident 19810602034259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810602034259A), Jun 2, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N6637P), Belton, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft damaged due to severe turbulence in vicinity of thunderstorms.

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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