# Incident 19820306014719I: Piper PA24260, Port Largo, FL, March 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1982, 15:30 local time
- Place: Port Largo, FL
- Airport: Marathon
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N8704P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8704P) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 35 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/19820306014719I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DOOR CAME OPEN DURING FLIGHT. LANDED GEAR UP WHEN GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN AND DID NOT SEE UNSAFE INDICATION.

## Other reports on N8704P (2)

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

- [Accident 20000907039129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000907039129A), Sep 7, 2000: Piper PA24260 (N8704P), Factoryville, PA, Substantial damage. ( 23) A/c landed short on runway 22 at seaman's field (9N3). Upon landing, a/c hit runway end identifying light and landed hard. The left gear was sheared off…
- [Accident 19730511015939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511015939A), May 11, 1973: Piper PA24260 (N8704P), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. R ldg gr collapsed r wing tip scraped.

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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