# Incident 19970109002269I: Piper PA24250, Big Bear, CA, January 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1997, 16:15 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2638° N, 116.8560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIG BEAR CITY (L35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2638&lon=-116.8560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6948P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6948P) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970109002269I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON LANDING APPROACH THE PILOT CHECKED GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS WHICH INDICATED GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. MANUAL HANDLE WAS IN FORWARD POSITION. AFTER LANDING DURING ROLLOUT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND AILERON, FLAP AND TAIL TIE DOWN. THE OWNER WAS ADVISED TO SUBMIT AN M OR D REPORT. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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