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 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 Diego, California. 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 left gear torque links attachment lugs had failed allowing the oleo strut to dislocate from the housing. This incident is not related to a NMAC or pilot deviation.
As the FAA filed it
(-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 DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. 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 LEFT GEAR TORQUE LINKS ATTACHMENT LUGS HAD FAILED ALLOWING THE OLEO STRUT TO DISLOCATE FROM THE HOUSING. 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.