# Incident 19860526033469I: Piper PA24250, Mojave, CA, May 26, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mojave, CA
- Airport: Mojave
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0525° N, 118.1740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mojave, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0525&lon=-118.1740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N817K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N817K) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860526033469I

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED PILOT FAILED TO LWOER GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N817K (2)

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

- [Incident 19970907030339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970907030339I), Sep 7, 1997: Piper PA24250 (N817K), Quincy, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot, john r. Hughes, stated that his non-pilot son had activated the gear handle during descent into Quincy, CA, but neither had checked for the…
- [Incident 19790324011159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790324011159I), Mar 24, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N817K), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. Started takeoff roll with gear selector in the up position. Gear collapsed during the takeoff roll.

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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