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Piper PA 23-235 N5829X

17 December 2006 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 December 2006 at about 18:15 local time, a Piper PA 23-235 registered N5829X was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 18:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
Deer Valley (DVT)
Coordinates
33.6881, -112.0825
Aircraft
Piper PA 23-235
Registration
N5829X
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Phoenix → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA07LA036

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The landing gear collapsed for undetermined reasons while the aircraft was standing on the taxiway with the engines operating.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The right main landing gear collapsed as the pilot began to taxi the airplane to the runway. The pilot completed the run up and was preparing to depart. As he initiated the airplane's taxi, the right main gear collapsed. Post accident examination showed that none of the landing gear were in the down-and-locked position. Aircraft recovery personnel cycled the landing gear to a down-and-locked position. No mechanical anomalies were noted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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