# Incident 19800402047019I: Piper PA31, Prosser, WA, April 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Prosser, WA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2090° N, 119.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prosser, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2090&lon=-119.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62959, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62959-2017-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 50 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/19800402047019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N62959 (2)

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

- [Accident 20121218028969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121218028969A), Dec 18, 2012: Piper PA-31-350 (N62959), Payson, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot was conducting cargo flight from holbrook AZ (P14) to phoenix, AZ (phx) with a scheduled stop in Payson AZ (pan) to pick up & deliver express packages…
- [Incident 20050103000389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050103000389I), Jan 3, 2005: Piper PA31350 (N62959), San Diego, CA. (-23) Departing rwy 28R at myf, during takeoff (t/o) roll passing through 90-95 KTS, the crew door popped open. Pilot opted to abort T/0 pulled power, started…

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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