# Incident 20000929017299I: Piper PA28161, Grand Rapids, MI, September 29, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2000, 15:00 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N209J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N209J) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000929017299I

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C DEPARTED OTTAWA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (Z98) IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF THE LEFT MAIN STRUT BROKE. PILOT PROCEEDED TO GRAND RAPIDS (GRR) TO LAND. MINOR DAMAGE TO A/C, NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. NORE, PILOT INFORMATION NOT APPLICABLE DUE TO COMPONENT FAILURE.

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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