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Date
April 23, 1988 · 18:05 local
Place
Olympia, WA
Airport
Olympia
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N35ST
Reported as
Piper PA23250
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540C1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total450 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days
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.
Unsafe gear indication on climbout. Unable to extend right main. Landed with it up. Strut flat prior to flight.
As the FAA filed it
UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON CLIMBOUT. UNABLE TO EXTEND RIGHT MAIN. LANDED WITH IT UP. STRUT FLAT PRIOR TO FLIGHT.