# Incident 20030414008829I: Piper PA28161, Plattsmouth, NE, April 14, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2003, 13:35 local time
- Place: Plattsmouth, NE
- Airport: Plattsmouth Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HE8S
- Location: 40.9479° N, 95.9173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Plattsmouth Municipal Airport (PMV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9479&lon=-95.9173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83416, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83416) (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/20030414008829I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 14, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1335 CDT, PIPER PA-28-161, N83416, EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE LH MLG STRUT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 16 AT THE PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE LEMAY FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, WITH NO INJURY REPORTING BY THE CREWMEMBERS. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A FAILURE OF THE LH MLG DRAG BRACE ATTACH FITTINGS LOCATED ON THE OUTBOARD CASTING. THE STRUT HOUSING ASSEMBLY WILL BE SHIPPED TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB FOR ANALYSIS. AN FAA MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT, FAA FORM 8010-4 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO AFS-640.

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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