# Incident 19890530031049I: Piper PA24250, Columbus, GA, May 30, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6720P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6720P) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 100 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/19890530031049I

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH GEAR RETRACTED. PILOT STATED HE HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS. GEAR CHECKED NORMAL ON JACKS.

## Other reports on N6720P (2)

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

- [Incident 19881010058639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881010058639I), Oct 10, 1988: Piper PA24250 (N6720P), Lewisburg, TN, Minor damage. Did not use checklist. Failed to lower landing gear and landed gear up. Night landing.
- [Accident 19840226005129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840226005129A), Feb 26, 1984: Piper PA24250 (N6720P), Walterboro, SC, Substantial damage. Unable to get a gear down light or manual lockdown. Gear collapsed on landing. Gear dirty and greasy. Manual was ok

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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