# Incident 19880517028819I: Piper PA24250, Watsonville, CA, May 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1988, 20:15 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Airport: Watsonville Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9357° N, 121.7896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATSONVILLE MUNI (WVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9357&lon=-121.7896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6570P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6570P-2014-10-28) (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: 550 total, 70 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/19880517028819I

## Narrative

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

HEAVY TRAFFIC IN PATTERN MAY HAVE CAUSED PILOT TO FORGET TO CHECK GEAR DOWN LIGHT. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N6570P (1)

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

- [Accident 20140117003132A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140117003132A), Jan 17, 2014: Piper PA-24-250 (N6570P), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed VFR. At 300-400 feet, the pilot issued a mayday radio call to Reid-Hillview tower stating that he had lost power. The aircraft made a right…

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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