# Incident 19911213059799I: Piper PA24250, Des Moines, IA, December 13, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1991, 18:15 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7729P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7729P) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,101 total, 924 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911213059799I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. AMMETER SHOWING DISCHARE. LEFT GEAR NOT DOWN. ELECTED TO RETRACT GEAR. PRIORITY HANDLING REQUESTED.

## Other reports on N7729P (2)

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

- [Accident 19970511010759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970511010759A), May 11, 1997: Piper PA24250 (N7729P), Mapleton, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on private sod runway, ran off side of runway and left landing gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19740301004179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740301004179A), Mar 1, 1974: Piper PA24250 (N7729P), Fairbury, NE, Substantial damage. Plt rtrctd gr instead of flaps.

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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