# Accident 20150919019649A: Piper PA-24-250, New Orleans, LA, September 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: New Orleans Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0425° N, 90.0283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0425&lon=-90.0283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7803P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7803P) (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: 2,400 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA444) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150919019649A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED WITH WHEELS DOWN AND UPON TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. ACFT VEERED LEFT AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RWY AND PARTIALLY IN THE GRASS. WHEN ACFT WAS LIFTED BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOR EVALUATION THE BELLY SKIN AND BULKHEAD WAS DAMAGED BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR.

## 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 CEN15LA444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA444), Sep 19, 2015: Piper PA 24-250 (N7803P), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the landing gear for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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