# Incident 19851207068839I: Piper PA24260, Sevierville, TN, December 7, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1985, 12:15 local time
- Place: Sevierville, TN
- Airport: Gatlinburg Pigeon Forge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8578° N, 83.5287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GATLINBURG-PIGEON FORGE (GKT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8578&lon=-83.5287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9039P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9039P-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 200 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851207068839I

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO LOWER GEAR FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N9039P (1)

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

- [Accident 19871115080619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871115080619A), Nov 15, 1987: Piper PA24260 (N9039P), Akron, CO, Substantial damage. Operated IFR in known icing condition. Engine lost power when induction alternate door iced and failed to open.

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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