# Incident 19811223087809I: Piper PA24260, Gainesville, FL, December 23, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1981, 13:48 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6516° N, 82.3248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gainesville, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6516&lon=-82.3248&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9165P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9165P-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 294 total, 34 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811223087809I

## Narrative

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

ELECTRICAL FAILURE EN ROUTE. MISUSED AUX GEAR SYSTEM. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. RELAY OVERLOAD TRIPPED. CHANGED.

## Other reports on N9165P (3)

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

- [Accident 19860707031079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860707031079A), Jul 7, 1986: Piper PA24260 (N9165P), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Unable to compensate for mild crosswind. Veered off the runway side on landing. Pushed left main gear into left wing.
- [Accident 19850625027909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850625027909A), Jun 25, 1985: Piper PA24260 (N9165P), Opa Locka, FL, Substantial damage. Right main collapsed with probable hard landing. IFR night flight with various radar assists. PIC denied medical.
- [Incident 19780728036769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780728036769I), Jul 28, 1978: Piper PA24 (N9165P), Asheville, NC, Minor damage. After flying 4 hour leg, the pilot touched down nose first, porpoised. Damaged prop tips.

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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