# Accident 20140103000479A: Piper PA-24-250, Silver City, NM, January 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2014, 15:30 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Grant County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6893° N, 108.1294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6893&lon=-108.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6767P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6767P-2018-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 400 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140103000479A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AT SILVER CITY GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING.

INSPECTION REVEALED THAT IMPROPER MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN DONE ON THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING THE COLLAPSE.

PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN14LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA107), Jan 3, 2014: Piper PA 24-250 (N6767P), Silver City, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the landing gear during landing for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examinations.

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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