# Incident 19870924066849I: Piper PA28R201, San Martin, CA, September 24, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1987, 15:47 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: South Countyn Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0829° N, 121.5963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Martin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0829&lon=-121.5963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6506C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6506C-2008-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 50 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870924066849I

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR FOR LANDING DURING A BFR.

## Other reports on N6506C (1)

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

- [Accident 20060807015059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060807015059A), Aug 7, 2006: Piper PA28R201 (N6506C), Salida, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On August 7, 2006, approximately 1030 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-201, N6506C, piloted by an airline transport pilot, was destroyed when it…

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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