# Incident 20020903022039I: Piper PA28161, San Diego, CA, September 3, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2002, 18:52 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)
- Operator: AEXS
- 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: N2171D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2171D-2019-05-06) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020903022039I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

- [Accident 20170610010909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170610010909A), Jun 10, 2017: Piper PA-28-161 (N2171D), Carpinteria, CA, Substantial damage. ^Mr. Chaewon ko, ^pilot of N2171D, stated he departed montgomery-gibbs executive airport(kmfy), san diego, CA, enroute to santa ynez airport (kiza), santa…
- [Incident 20040110000669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040110000669I), Jan 10, 2004: Piper PA28161 (N2171D), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On January 10, 2004, at approximately 1433 PST, N2171D, a Piper PA-28-161 sustained a left main gear separation prior to landing at Montgomery field San…
- [Incident 19910507018889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910507018889I), May 7, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N2171D), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Engine fire after landing. Used fire extinguisher. Suspects alternator and associated wiring was source of fire.

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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