# Accident 19850204001939A: Piper PA24250, Washington, DC, February 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1985, 11:15 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9445° N, 77.4558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9445&lon=-77.4558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5682P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5682P-1985-10-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 600 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO85LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850204001939A

## Narrative

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

LANDED BESIDE RUNWAY WITH GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. MANUAL GEAR RELEASE UNENGAGED

## 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 BFO85LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85LA014), Feb 4, 1985: Piper PA-24-250 (N5682P), Chantilly, VA, substantial damage

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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