# Incident 20011215037079I: Piper PA28151, Montgomery, AL, December 15, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2001, 13:45 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Dannelly Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3668° N, 86.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3668&lon=-86.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43125, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43125) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011215037079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF (50'AGL), PILOT IN COMMAND HEARD A SOUND AS IF SOMETHING HAD HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT REQUESTED A FLY-BY OF THE TOWER AND WAS INFORMED BY TOWER PERSONNEL THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD LOST ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FROM THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING TO INCLUDE THE LOWER STRUT, BRAKE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY. AIRCRAFT ORBITED AT 2000' MSL WITHIN 5 SM OF THE AIRPORT UNTIL FUEL IN THE RIGHT TANK WAS DEPLETED. AIRCRAFT SAFELY LANDED ON RUNWAY 10 AT 16:15. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

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