# Incident 20260719011199I: Piper PA-32-300, White Plains, NY, July 19, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2026, 17:56 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Winchester County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JZQA
- Location: 41.0238° N, 73.7510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Plains, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0238&lon=-73.7510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38331, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38331) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (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-32-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260719011199I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF, THE LOWER LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR (LMLG) PISTON STRUT SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, ALONG WITH THE WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED A MISSING BOLT IN THE LOWER TORQUE LINK, WHICH NORMALLY RETAINS THE LOWER STRUT PORTION. NO OTHER RELATED DAMAGE TO THE TORQUE LINKS WAS OBSERVED. THE MISSING BOLT WAS THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE SEPARATION; HOWEVER, THE REASON FOR THE BOLT'S DETACHMENT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

NO TECHNICAL FACTOR WAS SELECTED IN BLOCK 21A, BECAUSE THE PHYSICAL REASON THE BOLT DETACHED COULD NOT BE DETERMINED (E.G., LACK OF TORQUE, IMPROPER SAFETY WIRE, COTTER PIN FAILURE, OR STRUCTURAL SHEAR), SELECTING A TECHNICAL FAILURE CODE WOULD BE AN INACCURATE ASSUMPTION.

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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