# Accident 20061217029509A: Piper PA23235, Phoenix, AZ, December 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2006, 11:15 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6881° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6881&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5829X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5829X-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-235 (registry code 7102306, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,004 total, 182 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061217029509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 17, 2006, AT 1115 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, N5829X, DURING PREFLIGHT CHECK, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED IN THE RUN UP AREA 25L AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT/OWNER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA07LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA036), Dec 17, 2006: Piper PA 23-235 (N5829X), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The landing gear collapsed for undetermined reasons while the aircraft was standing on the taxiway with the engines operating.

## Other reports on N5829X (3)

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

- [Incident 20060630013759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060630013759I), Jun 30, 2006: Piper PA23235 (N5829X), Minden, NV, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot reported that while enroute from scottsdale, AZ, to bend, OR, he planned a stop at the Minden tahoe airport for fuel. When approaching to mev…
- [Incident 20030528011509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528011509I), May 28, 2003: Piper PA23235 (N5829X), Bartlesville, OK, Minor damage. (-23) At approximately 12:50 CDT the aircraft a PA-23-235, landed gear-up on runway 17 at Bartlesville, OK. The pilot was attempting a short field landing…
- [Incident 19871216076719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871216076719I), Dec 16, 1987: Piper PA23235 (N5829X), Cut Bank, MT, Minor damage. Loud bang from left side. Right wing tip missing. Continued to destination. Cause of separation undetermined.

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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