# Incident 19810402021549I: Piper PA24260, Lodi, CA, April 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Airport: Lodi
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2024° N, 121.2691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LODI (1O3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2024&lon=-121.2691&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402021549I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N9224P (1)

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

- [Accident 19800905041389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905041389A), Sep 5, 1980: Piper PA24260 (N9224P), Napa, CA, Substantial damage. Failed to check position of landing gear. Put gear down on landing flare. Gear collapsed in transit on touchdown.

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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