# Accident 20110723015839A: Piper J5A, Biddle, MT, July 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2011, 14:40 local time
- Place: Biddle, MT
- Airport: Mader Ranch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1667° N, 105.3333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1667&lon=-105.3333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38AW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110723015839A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. AXEL BROKE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DAMAGE THE STRUT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR11LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA370), Jul 24, 2011: Piper J5A (N38AW), Biddle, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the left main landing gear strut during the landing roll due to a preexisting crack.

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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