# Accident 19840226005129A: Piper PA24250, Walterboro, SC, February 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1984, 16:20 local time
- Place: Walterboro, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8997° N, 80.6697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8997&lon=-80.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6720P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6720P) (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 O540A1D5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,030 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL84LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840226005129A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO GET A GEAR DOWN LIGHT OR MANUAL LOCKDOWN. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. GEAR DIRTY AND GREASY. MANUAL WAS OK

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL84LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA108), Feb 26, 1984: Piper PA-24-250 (N6720P), Walterboro, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6720P (2)

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

- [Incident 19890530031049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890530031049I), May 30, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N6720P), Columbus, GA, Minor damage. Landed with gear retracted. Pilot stated he had 3 green lights. Gear checked normal on jacks.
- [Incident 19881010058639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881010058639I), Oct 10, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N6720P), Lewisburg, TN, Minor damage. Did not use checklist. Failed to lower landing gear and landed gear up. Night landing.

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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