# Accident 20070312003419A: Piper PA24400, Des Moines, IA, March 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2007, 20:09 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5350° N, 93.6606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5350&lon=-93.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400VL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400VL-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 700 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070312003419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT CALLED DSM ATCT DECLARING AN EMERGENCY DUE TO UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO LOWER GEAR. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR-UP.

## 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 CHI07CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA088), Mar 13, 2007: Piper PA-24-400 (N400VL), Des Moines, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the nose landing gear becoming jammed in a partially extended position during flight as a result of damage to the nose landing gear by ground personnel.

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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