# Incident 19871007070549I: Piper PA24, Ionia, MI, October 7, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Ionia, MI
- Airport: Ionia County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9379° N, 85.0606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IONIA COUNTY (Y70), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9379&lon=-85.0606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5316P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5316P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871007070549I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR. MANUAL EXTENSION WAS USED. THE WHEELS COLLAPSED ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N5316P (2)

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

- [Incident 20241014014999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241014014999I), Oct 14, 2024: Piper PA-24 (N5316P), Hawthorne, CA, Minor damage. The PIC and his instructor were conducting traffic pattern operations at Hawthorne airport on 10/14/2024 in order to familiarize the PIC with his new aircraft…
- [Incident 20071004826939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071004826939I), Oct 4, 2007: Piper PA24 (N5316P), Cameron Park, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft had charging system malfunction enroute. Upon arrival at destination pilot used emergency gear down procedures. Due to low electric system…

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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