# Accident 19800421010319A: Piper PA24250, Lakeland, FL, April 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5949P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5949P) (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: 402 total, 3 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DLD61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800421010319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE LANDING WITH RIGHT GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FAILED TO LOWER GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA80DLD61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DLD61), Apr 21, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N5949P), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5949P (1)

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

- [Accident 19950910033119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950910033119A), Sep 10, 1995: Piper PA24250 (N5949P), Cibolo, TX, Substantial damage. Failed to climb after liftoff. Struck a fence. Tall grass on runway.

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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