# Incident 19811121081599I: Piper PA24400, Paris, TX, November 21, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1981, 00:10 local time
- Place: Paris, TX
- Airport: Cox Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6609° N, 95.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paris, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6609&lon=-95.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8481P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8481P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811121081599I

## Narrative

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

ZA ELECTED TO LAND AT NEAREST AIRPORT DUE TO WEATHER. FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. GEAR HORN INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N8481P (1)

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

- [Accident 19770508011059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770508011059A), May 8, 1977: Piper PA24400 (N8481P), Sterling City, TX, Substantial damage

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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