# Incident 19970505017249I: Piper PA32R300, Yuma, AZ, May 5, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1997, 15:15 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma Mcas - Yuma International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6559° N, 114.6064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YUMA MCAS/YUMA INTL (NYL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6559&lon=-114.6064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6925J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6925J-2018-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970505017249I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED, ON GEAR RETRACTION, RT MAIN GEAR UNSAFE LITE ON, TRIED RECYCLE GEAR, NOT SUCCESSFUL TO EXTINGUISH. PUT GEAR DOWN, RT. MAIN STILL UNSAFE. LANDED AND ON ROLL OUT, RT GEAR COLLAPSED. PROP STRUCK PAVMENT AND RT WING TIP DUG THROUGH DIRT. MAINTENANCE FOUND POWER PACK MOTOR BRUSHES BURNED OUT. M OR D REPORT SENT IN.

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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