# Accident 19931121044459A: Piper PA24250, La Belle, FL, November 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1993, 18:00 local time
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Airport: La Belle Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6410° N, 81.3408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6410&lon=-81.3408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5755P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5755P-2022-07-19) (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: 112 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931121044459A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP. GEAR AND FUSE GAGE DAMAGED BY OVERSTRESS SUCH AS EXTENDED OVERSPEED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA94LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA026), Nov 21, 1993: Piper PA-24-250 (N5755P), Labelle, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND EXCEEDING THE STRUCTURAL LIMITS OF THE AIRPLANE'S DESIGN LIMITS BY IN-FLIGHT OVER-STRESS THAT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM, FUSELAGE AND CONTROL SURFACES.

## Other reports on N5755P (1)

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

- [Incident 20190121009479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190121009479I), Jan 21, 2019: Piper PA-24-250 (N5755P), Mcallen, TX, Minor damage. On January 21, 2019, Piper N5755P, a PA24 comanche flew from ciudad victoria international airport (mmcv) to Mcallen Miller international airport (kmfe) to…

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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