# Accident 19970511010759A: Piper PA24250, Mapleton, IA, May 11, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1997
- Place: Mapleton, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 42.4695° N, 95.7797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4695&lon=-95.7797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7729P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7729P) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970511010759A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON PRIVATE SOD RUNWAY, RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY AND LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 CHI97LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA132), May 11, 1997: Piper PA-24-250 (N7729P), Correctionville, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, while taxiing, which resulted in loss of aircraft control, an encounter with terrain, and subsequent failure of the left main landing gear.…

## Other reports on N7729P (2)

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

- [Incident 19911213059799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911213059799I), Dec 13, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N7729P), Des Moines, IA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Ammeter showing dischare. Left gear not down. Elected to retract gear. Priority handling requested.
- [Accident 19740301004179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740301004179A), Mar 1, 1974: Piper PA24250 (N7729P), Fairbury, NE, Substantial damage. Plt rtrctd gr instead of flaps.

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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