# Incident 19890720040139I: Piper PA24250, Tucson, AZ, July 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1989, 15:05 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1171° N, 110.9415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUCSON INTL (TUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1171&lon=-110.9415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5297P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5297P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 30 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890720040139I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. FOUND MALFUNCTION OF GEAR MECHANISM.

## Other reports on N5297P (1)

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

- [Incident 19850318010419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850318010419I), Mar 18, 1985: Piper PA24250 (N5297P), Casa Grande, AZ, Minor damage. During flare heard gear warning horn scraping, went around. Gear switch in neutral position. Unable to extend gear.

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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