# Incident 19890707049809I: Piper PA24260, Huntsville, AL, July 7, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1989, 13:30 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Moontown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7474° N, 86.4610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOONTOWN (3M5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7474&lon=-86.4610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8560P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8560P-2019-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 20 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890707049809I

## Narrative

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

PUT GEAR LEVER IN DOWN POSITION. DID NOT CHECK FOR SAFE INDICATION. LANDED GEAR UP. CAUSE UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N8560P (1)

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

- [Accident 20161006017369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161006017369A), Oct 6, 2016: Piper PA-24-260 (N8560P), Scottsboro, AL, Substantial damage. On October 6, 2016, the pilot of N8560P was flying in the local area of Scottsboro, Alabama. During the flight the fuel flow to the engine decreased and the…

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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