# Incident 19810628051929I: Piper PA24260, Clovis, NM, June 28, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Clovis, NM
- Airport: Clovis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4266° N, 103.0776° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLOVIS RGNL (CVN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4266&lon=-103.0776&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9042P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9042P) (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: 471 total, 220 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628051929I

## Narrative

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

DOOR CAME OPEN IN PATTERN, NOISE AND CONFUSION OBSCURED GEAR HORN LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N9042P (4)

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

- [Incident 20040915025909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040915025909I), Sep 15, 2004: Piper PA24260 (N9042P), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that the aircraft engine oversped to about 3,500 RPM and stopped producing thrust. He said that oil collected on windshield and…
- [Incident 19940924036359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940924036359I), Sep 24, 1994: Piper PA24260 (N9042P), Clovos, NM, Minor damage. Forgot extend landing gear for landing. Props hit runway. Went around,put gear down and landed normal.
- [Incident 19800802067669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802067669I), Aug 2, 1980: Piper PA24260 (N9042P), Bowie, TX, Minor damage. Loss of fuel flow, engine stopped, landed on highway. Fuel injector system plugged with trash.
- [Accident 19770906027949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770906027949A), Sep 6, 1977: Piper PA24260 (N9042P), Clovis, NM, Substantial damage. Throttle switch loose,horn would not activate.

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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