# Incident 20030213006689I: Piper PA34200, Montgomery, AL, February 13, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2003, 21:00 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Dannelly Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N55279, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55279) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030213006689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ACCOMPLISHED NORMAL LANDING, SLOWED TO TAXI SPEED, EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH NOSE GEAR RESULTING IN FAILURE. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N55279 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050916021229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050916021229I), Sep 16, 2005: Piper PA34200 (N55279), La Grange, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing the student pilot raised the landing gear handle instead of the flap handle.

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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