# Accident 20221213018319A: Piper PA-42, Lewistown, MT, December 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2022, 11:10 local time
- Place: Lewistown, MT
- Airport: Lewistown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Location: 47.0493° N, 109.4667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEWISTOWN MUNI (LWT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0493&lon=-109.4667&mi=10
- Aircraft: NONE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-42
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221213018319A

## Narrative

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

C-GZPU IS A CANADIAN REGISTERED AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY CANADIAN PILOTS.  ON DECEMBER 13, 2022, C-GZPU FLEW FROM CRANBROOK, CANADA TO GREAT FALLS, MONTANA TO CLEAR CUSTOMS.  AIRCRAFT THEN FLEW FROM GREAT FALLS TO LEWISTOWN, MONTANA, AT IT'S INTENDED FINAL DESTINATION.  DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE BLEW AND THE LEFT HAND PROPELLOR STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP OFF THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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