# Incident 19820821049479I: Piper PA60601P, Muscle Shoals, AL, August 21, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1982, 09:05 local time
- Place: Muscle Shoals, AL
- Airport: Muscle Shoals
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7427° N, 87.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscle Shoals, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7427&lon=-87.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90692, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90692-2013-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- Reported engine: LYC IO540T4A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 400 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821049479I

## Narrative

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

PILOT THOUGHT HE LOWERED GEAR BUT FAILED TO CHECK LEVER OR LIGHTS. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N90692 (1)

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

- [Accident 19821208062769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821208062769A), Dec 8, 1982: Piper PA60601P (N90692), Valparaiso, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Left engine out. Fire in engine area caused left wing and engine to separate from aircraft. Turbo oil line broke.

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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