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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · San Angelo, TX · June 2, 2021

Date: June 2, 2021 · 20:50 local
Place: San Angelo, TX
Airport: San Angelo International Airpo
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2120J
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA256
Reported as: Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 21 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N2120JRegistration cancelled May 31, 2025 · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7916198 · Built 1978 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 2, 2021, at 2050 CDT, a Piper PA-28-161, bearing registration number N2120J registered to privacy data omitted suffered a left landing gear collapse. This occurred after landing at San Angelo international airport in San Angelo, TX. The aircraft was being operated on a training flight. Visual meterological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the certificated flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. The flight originated from San Angelo (sjt)airport, TX on June 2, 2021, at 1926 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 2, 2021, AT 2050 CDT, A PIPER PA-28-161, BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N2120J REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED A LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. THIS OCCURRED AFTER LANDING AT SAN ANGELO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN SAN ANGELO, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SAN ANGELO (SJT)AIRPORT, TX ON JUNE 2, 2021, AT 1926 CDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN21LA256Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSan Angelo, TXInadequate maintenance of the left main landing gear strut, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.Jun 3, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2120J · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20110417009919ACruise/Level Flight · San Angelo, TXOn April 17, 2011, N2120J, a Piper PA-28-161, was operated by private pilot [privacy data omitted] under VFR flight rules and title 14 CFR part 91. The pilot reported an engine failure and performed an emergency landung in a field 15 nautical miles east south…Apr 17, 2011 · Substantial damage