# Incident 19970723019749I: Piper PA24250, Mesa, AZ, July 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1997, 08:45 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5912P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5912P) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 70 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970723019749I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING, PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN WHILE TURNING BASE, SAW GREEN LIGHT, PROCEEDED TO FINAL FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP WITH GEAR STILL IN WHEEL WELLS. AIRCRAFT SLID ALONG CENTER LINE. AFTER STOPPING, PILOT SHUT DOWN ELECTRICAL AND SECURED COCKPIT CONTROLS. GEAR OPERATED NORMAL AFTER RETRACTION TEST.

## Other reports on N5912P (1)

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

- [Incident 20010221006509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010221006509I), Feb 21, 2001: Piper PA24250 (N5912P), Pagosa Springs, CO, Minor damage. Y-23) a/c landed one person on board, approx. 500 ft of tire marks, 850 to 900 ft of prop strikes with a total of 1080 ft of travel overall. Gear handle was 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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