# Accident 19860810038629A: Piper PA24, Orlando, FL, August 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1986, 23:27 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.4792° N, 81.3192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4792&lon=-81.3192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55UA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55UA-2018-04-16) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 740 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA86LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860810038629A

## Narrative

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

THE GEAR FAILED TO FULLY EXTEND NORMALLY OR MANUALLY AND COLLAPSED ON LANDING. SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE BINDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA86LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA231), Aug 11, 1986: Piper PA24-180 (N55UA), Orlando, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55UA (3)

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

- [Accident 20160326020959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326020959A), Mar 26, 2016: Piper PA-24 (N55UA), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. N55UA was in the parking area between runway 18 and runway 10 when the pilot attempted to hand prop the PA-24 due to a low battery. The pilot stated he set the…
- [Incident 20040821019079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040821019079I), Aug 21, 2004: Piper PA24 (N55UA), Homestead, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot attempted to extend the landing gear and did not get a gear down indication. The emergency procedures (manual extention) to extend the landing gear…
- [Incident 19821105067969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821105067969I), Nov 5, 1982: Piper PA24 (N55UA), Sarasota, FL, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear up. Warning horn operating normally. Distracted by faulty airspeed indicator.

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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