# Incident 19960723042039I: Piper PA25150, Ludington, MI, July 23, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1996, 13:45 local time
- Place: Ludington, MI
- Airport: Mason County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9625° N, 86.4079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MASON COUNTY (LDM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9625&lon=-86.4079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6217Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6217Z-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25 (registry code 7102502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 200 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960723042039I

## Narrative

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

BANNER CAUGHT ON LANDING GEAR ON PICKUP. DURING SUBSEQUENT LANDING, GEAR BUNGEE CORDS BROKE. OPS WAIVER.

## Other reports on N6217Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19830730036649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830730036649A), Jul 30, 1983: Piper PA25150 (N6217Z), Fowler, CO, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on a spray run. Stalled 50 feet AGL trying for a restart. Impact with ground wrinkled a wing.

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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