# Incident 19790324011159I: Piper PA24250, Palo Alto, CA, March 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1979, 14:00 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Santa Clara Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 900 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324011159I

## Narrative

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

STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL WITH GEAR SELECTOR IN THE UP POSITION. GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.

## Other reports on N817K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970907030339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907030339I), Sep 7, 1997: Piper PA24250 (N817K), Quincy, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot, john r. Hughes, stated that his non-pilot son had activated the gear handle during descent into Quincy, CA, but neither had checked for the…
- [Incident 19860526033469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526033469I), May 26, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N817K), Mojave, CA, Minor damage. Distracted pilot failed to lwoer gear for landing. Landed gear up.

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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