# Incident 19991124041199I: Piper PA24, Pontiac, MI, November 24, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5091P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5091P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991124041199I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOT IMMED. EVACUATED AIRCRAFT AND MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED A/C FROM RUNWAY.  MECHANIC CONFIRMED GEAR HANDLE IN DOWN POSITION.  MAINTENANCE ALSO CONFIRMED FAILURE IN GEAR TRANSMISSION DUE TO WEAR-SENT LETTER TO FSDO.

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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