# Incident 19830123007219I: Piper PA24, Lafayette, LA, January 23, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1983, 13:59 local time
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regiona
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2241° N, 92.0198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2241&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5026P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5026P-2009-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19830123007219I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT. FOUND LANDING GEAR CONDUIT P/N465-180 WAS CRIMPED AT JACK SCREW END.

## Other reports on N5026P (2)

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

- [Incident 19990802023199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990802023199I), Aug 2, 1999: Piper PA24180 (N5026P), Point Pleasant, WV, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported that he forgot to put the gear down, the pilot heard the gear horn but was distracted by the pretty day and good flying weather, he just…
- [Incident 19910827041189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910827041189I), Aug 27, 1991: Piper PA24 (N5026P), Point Pleasant, WV, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear retracted. Placed gear lever in down position but did not check if gear visually down.

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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