# Incident 19780704042019I: Piper PA24250, College Place, WA, July 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1978, 18:50 local time
- Place: College Place, WA
- Airport: Martin
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0469° N, 118.4172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTIN FLD (S95), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0469&lon=-118.4172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5670P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5670P) (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 PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 72 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704042019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOWERED GEAR BUT DID NOT EXTEND DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. FAILED TO CHECK POSITION AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N5670P (1)

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

- [Incident 20241011016209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241011016209I), Oct 11, 2024: Piper PA-24-250 (N5670P), Scottsbluff, NE, Minor damage. The pilot stated the following: "upon turning the plane on and going through my checklist I noticed the gear switch in the neutral position. I proceeded to put…

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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