# Incident 19860726050579I: Piper PA32300, Gary, IN, July 26, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1986, 17:20 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4386F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4386F-2018-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-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 PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 13 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860726050579I

## Narrative

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

LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. FOUND LEFT GEAR ACUATOR INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N4386F (1)

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

- [Accident 20120708014769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120708014769A), Jul 8, 2012: Piper PA-32R-300 (N4386F), New Site, MS, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. On July 8, 2012, approximately 1400 hours CST N4386F was substantially damaged when it impacted the trees, ground and came to rest in a heavily wooded area.…

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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