# Incident 20030606013079I: Piper PA24, Mesa, AZ, June 6, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2003, 12:15 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: N5236P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5236P) (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: 742 total, 19 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030606013079I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 06, 2003, ABOUT 1215 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, N5236P, GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING AT THE MESA FALCON FIELD AIRPORT, ARIZONA. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT BY THE PILOT, HE LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE GEAR INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATION WAS DIM AND FLICKERING. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## Other reports on N5236P (2)

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

- [Incident 19980118005319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980118005319I), Jan 18, 1998: Piper PA24 (N5236P), Gallup, NM, Minor damage. Narrative: FAA form 8020-23 attachment to block 33 on January 18, 1998 a Piper PA-24, N5236P was on a local flight after departing the Gallup, new Mexico…
- [Accident 19740618015349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618015349A), Jun 18, 1974: Piper PA24 (N5236P), Andreas, PA, Substantial damage. 1300FT sod rwy. Plt overran rwy into rye field. No sign of braking.

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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