# Accident 19800905041389A: Piper PA24260, Napa, CA, September 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2132° N, 122.2807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPA COUNTY (APC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2132&lon=-122.2807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9224P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9224P) (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: 1,815 total, 560 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905041389A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO CHECK POSITION OF LANDING GEAR. PUT GEAR DOWN ON LANDING FLARE. GEAR COLLAPSED IN TRANSIT ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 LAX80FVG71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVG71), Sep 5, 1980: Piper PA-24 (N9224P), Napa, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9224P (1)

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

- [Incident 19810402021549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402021549I), Apr 2, 1981: Piper PA24260 (N9224P), Lodi, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear.

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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