# Accident 20050514013199A: Piper PA28R200, Tucson, AZ, May 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: I6ZS
- Location: 32.1358° N, 111.1744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1358&lon=-111.1744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55069, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55069) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050514013199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON CLIMB OUT AFTER TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT RYAN AIRFIELD (RYN), TUCSON, ARIZONA; THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS PLACED IN THE UP POSITION, AFTER GEAR CYCLED UP THE LANDING GEAR IN TRANSITION LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED NORMALLY WITH 3 GREEN DOWN LIGHTS ON. AIRCRAFT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION COMPLETED WITH NO APPARENT LANDING GEAR DAMAGE, AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCY LOG COMPLETED. DURING AN INSPECTION BY THE MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT, DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT WING RIB AND THE MAIN GEAR AND FUEL TANK AREA. IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE LAST FLIGHT OR PREVIOUS FLIGHTS. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.

## 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 LAX05CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA181), May 15, 2005: Piper PA-28R-200 (N55069), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the improper flare by an undetermined crewmember, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N55069 (2)

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

- [Incident 19830712042549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830712042549I), Jul 12, 1983: Piper PA28R200 (N55069), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Landed with the nose gear retracted due to a mechanical malfunction of the nose gear guide bracket.
- [Accident 19790213002919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790213002919A), Feb 13, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N55069), Oneida, NY, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck snow bank on runway threshold on final approach

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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