# Incident 20020604011569I: Piper PA23250, Scottsdale, AZ, June 4, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2002, 20:34 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4601P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4601P-2026-06-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 150 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020604011569I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD THE L/H ENG. FAIL ON T.O. FROM SDL. HE MANAGED TO TURN THE A/C 180 DEGREES AND LAND UNEVENTFULLY ON RUNWAY #3, ONLY TO HAVE THE LANDING GEARS (3) COLLAPSE ON T.DN. WITH THE L/G COLLAPSED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE GEAR DOORS (3), THE PROPS AND SOME UNDERSIDE SKIN OF THE FUSELAGE. NO INJURY TO THE ONLY OCCUPANT, THE PILOT AND NO POSTCRASH FIRE.

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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