19870815058739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Mc Allen, TX · August 15, 1987

Date
August 15, 1987 · 19:20 local
Place
Mc Allen, TX
Airport
Miller International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5437Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW87LA200
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540C1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right main landing gear collapsed during taxi for takeoff. Caused unknown. Pilot not multi engine rated.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. CAUSED UNKNOWN. PILOT NOT MULTI ENGINE RATED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.