# Incident 20190121009479I: Piper PA-24-250, Mcallen, TX, January 21, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2019, 14:42 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Mcallen Miller International A
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1761° N, 98.2380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1761&lon=-98.2380&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5755P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5755P-2022-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 422 total, 55 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190121009479I

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 21, 2019, PIPER N5755P, A PA24 COMANCHE FLEW FROM CIUDAD VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MMCV) TO MCALLEN MILLER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMFE) TO DELIVER THE AIRCRAFT TO MCCREERY AVIATION FOR ITS ANNUAL INSPECTION.

UPON LANDING AT KMFE, THE LEFT GEAR BEGAN TO SLOWLY COLLAPSE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP BRACKETS AND THE FIBERGLASS TIPS OF THE WING AND ELEVATOR. THE DM OF MCCREERY STATED HE DID NOT DISCOVER ANY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N5755P (1)

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

- [Accident 19931121044459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931121044459A), Nov 21, 1993: Piper PA24250 (N5755P), La Belle, FL, Substantial damage. Unable extend gear for landing. Landed gear up. Gear and fuse gage damaged by overstress such as extended overspeed

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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