# Incident 19871018063339I: Piper PA24250, Quakertown, PA, October 18, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1987, 17:15 local time
- Place: Quakertown, PA
- Airport: Quakertown
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4351° N, 75.3819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUAKERTOWN (UKT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4351&lon=-75.3819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5473P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5473P) (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: 1,250 total, 1,100 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/19871018063339I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WHEELS UP.

## Other reports on N5473P (1)

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

- [Accident 19770706018279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770706018279A), Jul 6, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N5473P), Warrington, PA, Substantial damage. 3Rd lndg attempt due to wind shifting. Wind gusting 25K.

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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