# Incident 19810918071409I: Piper PA24250, Lubbock, TX, September 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1981, 00:00 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Lubbock International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6912P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6912P) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810918071409I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED DURING RETRACTION, MANUAL EXTENSION INOPERATIVE, ACTUATOR BALANCE SPRING LOOSE

## Other reports on N6912P (3)

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

- [Incident 20131008021619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131008021619I), Oct 8, 2013: Piper PA-24-250 (N6912P), Hutchison, KS, Minor damage. Pilot and student had climed to 1100 feet. Floor heat was followed by smoke in the cabin. Crew returned to airport, declared emergency and landed safely.
- [Incident 19910405013209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910405013209I), Apr 5, 1991: Piper PA24250 (N6912P), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. As pilot prepared to land he failed to realize landing gear was down. Raised gear and landed gear up.
- [Incident 19780702048229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702048229I), Jul 2, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N6912P), Ashland, KS, Minor damage. Student pilot made a hard landing, causing damage to the nose strut and wheel fork.

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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