# Incident 19780725039609I: Piper PA24250, Lakeland, FL, July 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1978, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6491P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6491P-2013-04-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 60 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/19780725039609I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED GEAR UP. SAID HE PUT THE SELECTOR DOWN. ALL PARTS OF THE GEAR SYSTEM CHECKED NORMAL.

## Other reports on N6491P (1)

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

- [Incident 19800402047049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800402047049I), Apr 2, 1980: Piper PA24250 (N6491P), Opa Locka, FL, Minor damage. Cylinder failed at flange due to looseness or metal fatigue.

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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