# Accident 20030426005409A: Piper PA46310P, Grand Canyon, AZ, April 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2003, 12:30 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Airport: Grand Canyon National Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9522° N, 112.1469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9522&lon=-112.1469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N189ET (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46310P
- Pilot flight hours: 975 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030426005409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SPOKE TO PILOT MR. JAMES ALLEN, HE STATED THAT UPON LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT WAS JUST ABOVE TAXI SPEED AND FOR SOME REASON MR. ALLEN SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO WING AND FUSELAGE AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. MR. ALLEN REGULARLY ATTENDS THE FAA WINGS PROGRAM AND JUST COMPLETED A BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW. (-23 AMENDMENT) SPOKE TO PILOT MR. JAMES ALLEN, MR. ALLEN STATE THAT UPON LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS JUST ABOVE TAXI SPEED AND FOR SOME REASON HE ELECTED TO SELECT THE LANDING GEAR TO THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND WING FRONT AND REAR SPAR. THE PROPELLER ALSO STRUCK THE GROUND AS A RESULT OF THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. MR. ALLEN REGULARLY ATTENDS THE FAA WINGS PROGRAM AND HAD JUST COMPLETED A BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW.

## 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 LAX03LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA196), Apr 26, 2003: Piper PA-46-310P (N189ET), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The out of rig condition of the landing gear control linkages, which prevented the on-ground antiretraction safety device from working. Also causal was the pilot's inadvertent movement of the gear…

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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