# Incident 19810816052469I: Piper PA24250, Longview, TX, August 16, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1981, 14:44 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Airport: Gregg Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5007° N, 94.7405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Longview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5007&lon=-94.7405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7232P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7232P) (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: 270 total, 80 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810816052469I

## Narrative

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

GEAR SWITCH LEFT IN UP POSITION BY MAINTENANCE, UNOTICED BY PILOT. GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF ROLL.

## Other reports on N7232P (1)

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

- [Incident 20040610017289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040610017289I), Jun 10, 2004: Piper PA24250 (N7232P), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. (-23) On June 10, 2004, N7232P made a gear up landing at the Birmingham international airport. The pilot reported that he was on an ILS approach to rw 24 with…

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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