# Accident 19840426016209A: Piper PA24, Valdosta, GA, April 26, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1984, 10:22 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8404° N, 83.2708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8404&lon=-83.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7059P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7059P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 929 total, 541 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA84LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840426016209A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR DURING BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW.

## 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 MIA84LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA152), Apr 26, 1984: Piper PA-24-180 (N7059P), Valdosta, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7059P (4)

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

- [Accident 20240116001979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240116001979A), Jan 16, 2024: Piper PA-24 (N7059P), Hugo, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that after departure from when gear up was selected, gear started to retract then the circuit breaker popped, and retraction stopped. Pilot then…
- [Incident 20120923022619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120923022619I), Sep 23, 2012: Piper PA-24 (N7059P), Fernandina Beac, FL, Minor damage. The PIC made an intentional gear-up landing on closed rwy 36 after several unsuccessful attempts to fully extend the landing gear (the gear would only extend…
- [Incident 20080125013489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080125013489I), Jan 25, 2008: Piper PA24 (N7059P), Fernandina Bea, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he was distracted talking to his passengers and forgot to extend the landing gear.
- [Accident 19990422019569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990422019569A), Apr 22, 1999: Piper PA24180 (N7059P), Fernandina Beac, FL, Substantial damage. On April 22, 1999, about 1925 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-24-180, N7059P, registered to mcgill aircraft corporation, was landed gear up at the Fernandina…

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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