# Accident 19870305004549A: Piper PA24250, Kimball, NE, March 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1987, 19:25 local time
- Place: Kimball, NE
- Airport: Kimball Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2301° N, 103.6503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2301&lon=-103.6503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5553P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5553P-1989-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870305004549A

## Narrative

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

SIDELOAD ON GEAR DURING LANDING ROLLOUT CAUSED DOWNLOCK MECHANISM TO FAIL. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 MKC87LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA056), Mar 6, 1987: Piper PA-24-250 (N5553P), Kimball, NE, substantial damage

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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