# Incident 19861021062619I: Piper PA24250, Manassas, VA, October 21, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1986, 19:00 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Municipal/Harvey B Davis F
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8118P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8118P-2018-07-31) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861021062619I

## Narrative

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

WHILE WORKING ON NIGHT CURRENCY, PILOT FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N8118P (3)

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

- [Accident 19910728030389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910728030389A), Jul 28, 1991: Piper PA24 (N8118P), Culpepper, VA, Substantial damage. Landed with nose gear up.
- [Incident 19830813047359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830813047359I), Aug 13, 1983: Piper PA24250 (N8118P), Hazleton, PA. Experienced rough engine. Smoke in cabin. Found intake valve push rod failed.
- [Accident 19760503014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760503014009A), May 3, 1976: Piper PA24250 (N8118P), Markleeville, CA, Substantial damage. Hit 5FT short & bounced onto rwy.

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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