# Incident 19991229037569I: Piper PA24250, Burbank, CA, December 29, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1999, 14:20 local time
- Place: Burbank, CA
- Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1901° N, 118.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burbank, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.3264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5232P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5232P-2025-02-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991229037569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE OPERATOR MR. ROSS, MISMANAGED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM THAT RESULTED IN A GEAR UP LANDING WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  MR. ROSS WAS ASKED TO DEMOSTRATE HIS PROCEDURES TO THE FAA AND HE DID NOT OPERATE OR UNDERSTAND THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM CORRECTLY.

## Other reports on N5232P (1)

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

- [Accident 19770108000659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770108000659A), Jan 8, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N5232P), Middletown, OH, Substantial damage. Fuel tanks collapsed interfering with fuel quantity sending units.

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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