# Incident 19880218012959I: Piper PA24, Lincoln, CA, February 18, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1988, 16:35 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8779° N, 121.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-121.3040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5981P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5981P-1994-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880218012959I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WITH PASSENGERS FAILED TO LOWER GEAR. LANDED WITH GEAR UP. HAD NO PILOT OR MEDICAL CERTIFICATES.

## Other reports on N5981P (2)

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

- [Accident 19920817032019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920817032019A), Aug 17, 1992: Piper PA24180 (N5981P), Russellville, AR, Substantial damage. Climbing on test flight. Loud pop. Lost thrust. Landed hard on a road. Prop staking pins not installed at overhaul.
- [Incident 19870914065809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870914065809I), Sep 14, 1987: Piper PA24 (N5981P), Georgetown, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft landed gear up and was abandoned on the runway. Registered owner reported aircraft sold. Pilot unknown

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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