# Accident 20210605006809A: Piper PA-24, Monticello, NY, June 5, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2021, 15:15 local time
- Place: Monticello, NY
- Airport: Sullivan County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7016° N, 74.7950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7016&lon=-74.7950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5779P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5779P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210605006809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPROACHED RUNWAY 33 AT MSV. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFLATED. LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OCCURRED WHICH RESULTED IN RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE. FOD FOUND IN RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND TUBE.

## 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 ERA21LA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA251), Jun 5, 2021: Piper PA-24 (N5779P), Monticello, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection which resulted in a failure of the right main landing gear tire on landing rollout, a subsequent loss of directional control, and landing gear collapse.

## Other reports on N5779P (1)

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

- [Accident 19770917030009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770917030009A), Sep 17, 1977: Piper PA24 (N5779P), Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage

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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