# Incident 19870116004989I: Piper PA24250, Sidney, MT, January 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sidney, MT
- Airport: Sidney Richland Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.7069° N, 104.1926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIDNEY-RICHLAND RGNL (SDY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7069&lon=-104.1926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5261P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5261P) (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: 230 total, 215 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870116004989I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. FAILED TO CHECK GEAR POSITION BEFORE LANDING. STUDENTS MEDICAL EXPIRED.

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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