# Incident 19790413010179I: Piper PA24250, Wray, CO, April 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1979, 18:20 local time
- Place: Wray, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0799° N, 102.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wray, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0799&lon=-102.2286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5429P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5429P) (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: 2,400 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/19790413010179I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN, DID NOT CHECK. GEAR DID NOT EXTEND BECAUSE THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS "OUT".

## Other reports on N5429P (2)

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

- [Incident 19960527017479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960527017479I), May 27, 1996: Piper PA24250 (N5429P), Glenns Ferry, ID. Narrative: pilot reported after leaving jackpot, NV enroute to silverdale, WA @ flt. Level 120, engine started to run rough, pilot tried carburetor heat, no…
- [Incident 19910211011419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910211011419I), Feb 11, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N5429P), Kingston, WA, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion on approach to bfi. Forced landing on a road. Struck a newspaper box with right wing.

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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