# Incident 19851014072649I: Piper PA24250, Muscle Shoals, AL, October 14, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1985, 19:00 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: N3214P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3214P-2022-01-18) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 740 total, 47 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851014072649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT MAKE SURE GEAR WAS DOWN FOR LANDING. WAS UNAWARE UNTIL TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N3214P (3)

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

- [Accident 20181105021519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181105021519A), Nov 5, 2018: Piper PA-24-250 (N3214P), Texico, NM, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he filled both fuel tanks (60 gallons fuel on-board) prior to departing austin executive airport ( edc). He said he flew approximately one…
- [Incident 20100416032039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100416032039I), Apr 16, 2010: Piper PA-24-250 (N3214P), Douglas, GA, Minor damage. Upon landing at Douglas Municipal Airport, right main landing gear collapsed. Aircraft slowed and spun around, then came to a stop.
- [Incident 19891028054929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891028054929I), Oct 28, 1989: Piper PA24250 (N3214P), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. During run-up of engine on a maintenance test the brakes failed. Aircraft struck another parked aircraft.

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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