# Incident 19801021075489I: Piper PA24260, Brunswick, GA, October 21, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1980, 12:10 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Glynco Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1361° N, 81.4669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brunswick, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1361&lon=-81.4669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8577P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8577P) (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: 3,168 total, 75 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/19801021075489I

## Narrative

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

ZN PILOT ALLOWED PASSENGERS TO DISTRACT HIS ATTENTION. FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N8577P (1)

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

- [Accident 19850713031099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850713031099A), Jul 13, 1985: Piper PA24260 (N8577P), Middletown, DE, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Hit wires trying for open field. Leveled prior ground impact. Wing hit bounced backwards.

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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