# Incident 19860715059129I: Piper PA24250, Novato, CA, July 15, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1986, 14:34 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GNOSS FLD (DVO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6518P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6518P) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 550 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860715059129I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH GEAR IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND GEAR FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N6518P (1)

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

- [Incident 20020316004969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020316004969I), Mar 16, 2002: Piper PA24250 (N6518P), Glendale, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Airman states he was number 3 for landing at the tower controlled airport. As tower issued him preceding traffic positions, he stopped using his…

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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