# Incident 19890715037499I: Piper PA24250, Destin, FL, July 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1989, 07:45 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4813° N, 86.5158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4813&lon=-86.5158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8348P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8348P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715037499I

## Narrative

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

COCKPIT DOOR OPENED AFTER TAKEOFF. RETURNED. FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N8348P (2)

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

- [Incident 19780619046689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780619046689I), Jun 19, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N8348P), New Iberia, LA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend landing gear. Did not use check list.
- [Accident 19730217002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730217002779A), Feb 17, 1973: Piper PA24250 (N8348P), New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. Lndg gear warning horn operating intermittently. Plt flew 7HRS.

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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