# Incident 19810514039549I: Piper PA60600, Baytown, TX, May 14, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1981, 20:45 local time
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Airport: Baytown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7861° N, 94.9527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BAYTOWN (HPY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7861&lon=-94.9527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8234J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8234J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 7106001, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60600
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,168 total, 60 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810514039549I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE GEAR UP LANDING DURING NIGHT APPROACH TO UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT WITH DAMAGE TO PROPS,FUSELAGE,GEAR DOORS.

## Other reports on N8234J (2)

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

- [Incident 19971231043639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971231043639I), Dec 31, 1997: Piper PA60600 (N8234J), Hancock, MI. Narrative: pilot landed runway 31 and lost directional control veering off the runway. Reported snow on the runway 31 was 1" with a 7 kt crosswind. The pilot…
- [Incident 19920720030759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920720030759I), Jul 20, 1992: Piper PA60600 (N8234J), Saginaw, MI, Minor damage. Pilot landed with nose gear unlocked. Nose gear collapsed on rollout.

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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