# NTSB IAD77FKM29: Piper PA-40, N9997P, Asheville, NC, June 22, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1977
- Place: Asheville, NC · ASHEVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.6009° N, 82.5540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asheville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6009&lon=-82.5540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FKM29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKM29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1481  77/6/22    ASHEVILLE,NC        PIPER PA-40         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 75, 12017
        TIME - 1330                    N9997P              PX-  0  0  0  EXPERIMENTATION           TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHEVILLE,NC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9997P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-40
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Asheville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770622019949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770622019949A), Jun 22, 1977: Piper PA40, Asheville, NC, Substantial damage

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.

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