# Accident 20240625007479A: Piper PA-23-250, Montgomery, AL, June 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2024, 12:17 local time
- Place: Montgomery, AL
- Airport: Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Fiel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3007° N, 86.3898° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3007&lon=-86.3898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14175, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-C4B5 (registry code 41651, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-c4b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 1,701 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240625007479A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS CONDUCTING PERSONAL PRACTICE WITH TYPE AIRCRAFT.  ON FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT, HE STATED EVERYTHING WAS LOOKING JUST FINE AND CONTINUED TO LAND.  AN ATC TOWER CONTROLLER WATCHED THE LANDING AND DESCRIBED A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN BUT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED.  THE PIC HAD ALSO EXPLAINED THAT AS HE TOUCHED DOWN, THE NOSE KEPT DROPPING AND SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED THE GROUND.  THE PIC CONTINUED TO SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO PROP STRIKES TO BOTH ENGINES, EXTENSIVE NOSE COWLING AND AIRFRAME DAMAGE FROM SLIDING.

## 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 ERA24LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA275), Jun 25, 2024: Piper PA23 (N14175), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear actuator to maintain a fully down and locked position.

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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