# Incident 19780816036899I: Piper PA24250, Bethany, OK, August 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1978, 20:56 local time
- Place: Bethany, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5340° N, 97.6469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5340&lon=-97.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6882P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6882P) (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: 6,500 total, 65 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/19780816036899I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING CAUSED GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## Other reports on N6882P (2)

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

- [Incident 20051009022139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051009022139I), Oct 9, 2005: Piper PA24250 (N6882P), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The private pilot said he forgot to lower the landing gear of the Piper comanche while he was practicing the second of three planned touch & go landings.…
- [Accident 19960407006209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960407006209A), Apr 7, 1996: Piper PA24250 (N6882P), Bellville, TX, Substantial damage. Too high first try at private strip. On second try landed long. Skidded off end. Folded gear. Broke wing spar. (-23) pilot landed fast and with no flaps half…

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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