# Incident 20230312003269I: Piper PA-32R-300, Albuquerque, NM, March 12, 2023 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 12, 2023, 10:19 local time - Place: Albuquerque, NM - Airport: Albuquerque International Sunport - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.0389° N, 106.6083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPORT (ABQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0389&lon=-106.6083&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1723H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1723H) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300 - Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 1,057 total - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230312003269I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON MARCH 12, 2023, AT 1019 MST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A PIPER PA-32R-300, OWNED BY CO-OPERATIVE CROSS ROADS FLYING CLUB, AND OPERATED BY PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AND HAD THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE ON RUNWAY 8 AT KABQ, ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED FOR PERSONAL PURPOSES. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KAEG, DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MST ON MARCH 12, 2023 AND WAS FLYING UNDER 14 CFR 91 AND VFR IN VMC. THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AND HE WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD PERFORMED A PRE-LANDING CHECK AND RECALLED SEE THREE GREEN LIGHTS, INDICATING THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THROUGH THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY ON THE RUNWAY THAT ONCE THE NOSE WAS RAISED AND POWER WAS APPLIED, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED AND LOCKED NORMALLY. THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED YET DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND INSURANCE COMPANY STILL WORKING TO DECIDE ON WHERE TO PERFORM REPAIRS. IT IS THE IIC’S OPINION THAT EITHER THE PILOT MISMANAGING THE LANDING GEAR OR A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION WERE THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT. AN AMENDMENT TO THIS REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE TO ISOLATE ONE OF THESE CAUSES. ## Other reports on N1723H (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20111228029279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111228029279I), Dec 28, 2011: Piper PA-32R-300 (N1723H), Grants, NM, Minor damage. On December 28, 2011, at 1545 MST, aircraft N1723H, a Piper lance PA-32R-300, registered to co-operative crossroads flying club, was on a cross country flight… - [Incident 20060825018029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060825018029I), Aug 25, 2006: Piper PA32R300 (N1723H), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On August 25, 2006, at approximately 4:27 pm, the pilot [privacy data omitted] called the Scottsdale air traffic control tower for a takeoff clearance.… - [Incident 19800404047589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800404047589I), Apr 4, 1980: Piper PA32R300 (N1723H), Raton, NM, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.