# Incident 19800110012279I: Piper PA23250, Charlotte, NC, January 10, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1980, 08:40 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Douglas Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6145Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6145Y-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 160 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/19800110012279I

## Narrative

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

GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN DOWN POSITION. PILOT FORGOT TO CHECK GEAR LIGHTS AND HORN PRIOR TO LANDING.

## Other reports on N6145Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19821110058659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821110058659A), Nov 10, 1982: Piper PA23250 (N6145Y), Bristow, OK, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed out of control during very adverse weather conditions.
- [Accident 19800715025522A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800715025522A), Jul 15, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N6145Y), Banner Elk, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft was on rollout when another aircraft struck it from above. Other aircraft aborted landing. N98SC.

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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