# Incident 19811026077999I: Piper PA24250, Hayward, CA, October 26, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1981, 18:20 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Airport: Air Terminal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6688° N, 122.0808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayward, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6688&lon=-122.0808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5870P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5870P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811026077999I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N5870P (2)

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

- [Incident 19850511026649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850511026649I), May 11, 1985: Piper PA24250 (N5870P), Calexico, CA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing roll. Found popped circuit breaker.
- [Incident 19840513076429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840513076429I), May 13, 1984: Piper PA24250 (N5870P), Tracy, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft was landed with gear up.

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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