# Incident 19880423019649I: Piper PA23250, Olympia, WA, April 23, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1988, 18:05 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Airport: Olympia
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9653° N, 122.8915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OLYMPIA (0WN4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9653&lon=-122.8915&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35ST (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880423019649I

## Narrative

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

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON CLIMBOUT. UNABLE TO EXTEND RIGHT MAIN. LANDED WITH IT UP. STRUT FLAT PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

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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