# Incident 19781208022939I: Piper PA24, Reno, NV, December 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 1978, 13:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6890P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6890P) (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 PA24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 636 total, 300 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/19781208022939I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONSIDERED GO-AROUND, RETRACTED THE GEAR, THEN DECIDED TO LAND. GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N6890P (1)

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

- [Accident 19760810027009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760810027009A), Aug 10, 1976: Piper PA24250 (N6890P), Reno, NV, Substantial damage

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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