From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On September 3, 2002, at approximately 1852PST, N2171D, a Piper PA-28-161, sustained a collapsed left main gear during landing at Montgomery field San Diego, California. According to the pilot, the left gear collapsed during landing rollout following the application of the brakes. The aircraft was being operated by a flight instructor under federal aviation regulation part 141 when the incident occurred. The flight was a training flight that originated at San Diego. VFR conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. Investigation disclosed that the gear attachment bolts had failed causing the left gear to detach from the aircraft during landing. This incident is not related to a NMAC or pilot deviation.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1852PST, N2171D, A PIPER PA-28-161, SUSTAINED A COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR DURING LANDING AT MONTGOMERY FIELD SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR UNDER FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATION PART 141 WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT WAS A TRAINING FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED AT SAN DIEGO. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THAT THE GEAR ATTACHMENT BOLTS HAD FAILED CAUSING THE LEFT GEAR TO DETACH FROM THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT RELATED TO A NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.
Other reports on N2171D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.