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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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-23-250 | Faribault, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 2006 | Piper PA-23-160 | Neresheim, Germany | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 2006 | Piper PA-23-160 | Phenix City, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-23-250 | Newton, Mississippi, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-23-160 | Santa Maria, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Oct 2006 | Piper PA-23-250 | Marshall, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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