# Incident 19870501033379I: Piper PA24, Phoenix, AZ, May 1, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1987, 19:10 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Goodyear
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6331P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6331P-2014-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (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: 1,400 total, 750 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870501033379I

## Narrative

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

THE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAKEOFF ROLL.  GEAR SELECTOR HAD BEEN MOVED TO UP POSITION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N6331P (1)

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

- [Accident 19940417014319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940417014319A), Apr 17, 1994: Piper PA24180 (N6331P), Nogales, AZ, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Stalled in a climbing turn after takeoff. Near gross wt. Density altitude and temperature were factors for lift.

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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