# NTSB Accident SEA98LA136
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 1998-07-13 · GREAT FALLS, MT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98LA136
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10717
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-13
- **Location:** GREAT FALLS, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.649238, -111.379867
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** CGDBT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's improper remedial action and overload of the nose landing gear. Contributing factors were gusty winds and a pilot-induced oscillation (porpoise).

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