# Incident 19880405033079I: Piper PA24250, Denver, CO, April 5, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1988, 13:04 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Buckley Angb
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7392° N, 104.9847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Denver, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7392&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5771P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5771P) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 160 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880405033079I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE AN UNAUTHORIZED LANDING AT BUCKLEY ANGB. THOUGHT THAT HE WAS LANDING AT AURORA AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N5771P (2)

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

- [Incident 20190617007179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190617007179I), Jun 17, 2019: Piper PA-24-250 (N5771P), Langley, WA, Minor damage. 07-03-2019 Analysis of incident involving N5771P As you know I was involved in an incident involving N5771P. There are a number of little mistakes that alone…
- [Incident 19980629024719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980629024719I), Jun 29, 1998: Piper PA24250 (N5771P), Tacoma, WA, Minor damage. Attempted gear up landing. Curled prop damaged beacon and antennae. ATC had pilot go around. Lowered gear and landed.

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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