# Incident 19860116017419I: Piper PA34200, Orange, VA, January 16, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1986, 17:35 local time
- Place: Orange, VA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2472° N, 78.0456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE COUNTY (OMH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2472&lon=-78.0456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39794, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39794-2005-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 467 total, 2 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860116017419I

## Narrative

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

COMPLETED 5 LANDINGS IN NEWLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT WHEN HE FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N39794 (4)

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

- [Incident 20031130036019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031130036019I), Nov 30, 2003: Piper PA34200 (N39794), Bunnell, FL, Minor damage. (-23) PIC reported all 3 gear lights indicated down and locked. Nose landing gear collapsed at touchdown. FAA on scene investigation found nose landing gear…
- [Incident 20030715016249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030715016249I), Jul 15, 2003: Piper PA34200 (N39794), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Upon landing runway 25R at Daytona the nose gear collapsed. Both pilots stated that the gear indicated down and locked. Damage limited to nose cone, nose…
- [Incident 20001230030469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001230030469I), Dec 30, 2000: Piper PA34200 (N39794), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. (-23)Student pilot and instructor both state that after normal approach and landing the nose gear collapsed upon touchdown. Both pilots state that the gear…
- [Incident 19920316006459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920316006459I), Mar 16, 1992: Piper PA34200 (N39794), Tooele, UT, Minor damage. On second landing the aircraft experienced a high sink rate. Nose gear broke off as it contacted the runway.

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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