# Incident 19811017075299I: Piper PA23250, Sunriver, OR, October 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1981, 17:20 local time
- Place: Sunriver, OR
- Airport: Sunriver
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8763° N, 121.4531° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUNRIVER (S21), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8763&lon=-121.4531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5276Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5276Y-1985-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 60 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/19811017075299I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N5276Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19841116062419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841116062419A), Nov 16, 1984: Piper PA23250 (N5276Y), Aurora, OR, Substantial damage. After starting engine an explosion occurred followed by fire. AD 721101 had not been complied 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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