# Incident 19800626048969I: Piper PA24260, Huron, SD, June 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1980, 21:15 local time
- Place: Huron, SD
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3623° N, 98.2096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huron, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3623&lon=-98.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8881P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8881P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 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/19800626048969I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR. PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. PILOT PULLED UP, WENT AROUND, LOWERED GEAR, LANDED.

## Other reports on N8881P (1)

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

- [Accident 19750828027999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750828027999A), Aug 28, 1975: Piper PA24260 (N8881P), Lewiston, MT, Substantial damage. Gr warning horn not connected to throttle switch

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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