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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Van Nuys, CA · July 15, 1988

Date: July 15, 1988 · 12:05 local
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Airport: Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N123LM
Reported as: Piper PA24260
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total800 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N123LMRegistered now · Piper PA-24-260S/N 24-4669 · Built 1967 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-260 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Emergency landing when door opened. Hit runway with gear in transit. Went around. Gear collapsed on landing.

As the FAA filed it

EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN DOOR OPENED. HIT RUNWAY WITH GEAR IN TRANSIT. WENT AROUND. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING.