# Incident 19990227001799I: Piper PA28140, San Diego, CA, February 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1999, 15:15 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33595, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33595) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990227001799I

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.ON FEBRUARY 27,1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 PST, A PIPER PA-28-140 AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING LANDING, WHEN THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION PART 91 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MONTGOMERY FIELD, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 PST, VSR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL, HOWEVER FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT TRACKED TO THE LEFT. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CYLINDER CASTING HAD FAILED AT THE TORQUE LINK ATTACH FLANGE. A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT, FAA FORM 8011-4 HAS BEEN FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT RELATED TO A NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.

## Other reports on N33595 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910708032509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910708032509I), Jul 8, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N33595), Temecula, CA, Minor damage. Student on solo crosscountry had rough running engine. Forced landing in field. Right gear collapsed on rollout.

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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