# Incident 19810303016199I: Piper PA24250, Orlando, FL, March 3, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Herndon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7627P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7627P) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,490 total, 2,150 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/19810303016199I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N7627P (2)

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

- [Incident 20241225019399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241225019399I), Dec 25, 2024: Piper PA-24-250 (N7627P), Strawn, TX, No damage. Pilot and [privacy data omitted] were flying for the purposes of a sightseeing flight. 45 minutes in to the flight, the engine sputtered. Pilot thought because…
- [Incident 20010922033359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010922033359I), Sep 22, 2001: Piper PA24250 (N7627P), Gravois Mills, MO, Minor damage. (-23) See attached information regarding phone interview with Mr. Wood.

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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