# Accident 19950519013859A: Piper PA23160, Owasso, OK, May 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1995, 19:10 local time
- Place: Owasso, OK
- Airport: Gundys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2797° N, 95.8301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2797&lon=-95.8301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3245P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3245P-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519013859A

## Narrative

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

GEAR SLOW RETRACTING ON CLIMBOUT. UNABLE LOCK DOWN. USED BOTTLE. NOSE GEAR STILL UP. HYDRAULIC FLUID DEPLETED.

## 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 FTW95LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA212), May 20, 1995: Piper PA-23-160 (N3245P), Owasso, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURES OF THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC PUMP AND THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM AS RESULT OF INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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