# Incident 19891025060169I: Piper PA34200, Beckley, WV, October 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1989, 11:50 local time
- Place: Beckley, WV
- Airport: Raleigh County Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BYOA
- Location: 37.7873° N, 81.1242° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH COUNTY MEML (BKW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7873&lon=-81.1242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15145, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15145) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891025060169I

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT STATED HE HAD GEAR SAFE LIGHT. GEAR MOTOR RUNNING AFTER EXITING. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE.

## Other reports on N15145 (1)

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

- [Accident 20051121033909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051121033909A), Nov 21, 2005: Piper PA34200 (N15145), Anahuac, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Flight originated from airport T41 laporte, TX at 1410 hours for multi-engine training. At 3500 ft altitude, PIC asked student to demonstrate a single…

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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