# Accident 19900629023079A: Piper PA24250, Denver, CO, June 29, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1990, 09:15 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Jeffco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8897° N, 105.1091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8897&lon=-105.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6391P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6391P) (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 O540A1D5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 695 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900629023079A

## Narrative

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

LANDED GEAR UP. HAD FAILED TO ASSURE GEAR DOWN OR USE A CHECKLIST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN90LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA148), Jun 29, 1990: Piper PA24-250 (N6391P), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR FOR LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE PILOT DIVERTING HIS ATTENTION FROM THE TASK AT HAND AND FAILURE TO USE A CHECKLIST.

## Other reports on N6391P (1)

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

- [Incident 19860406072729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860406072729I), Apr 6, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N6391P), Muncie, IN, Minor damage. Pilot lost aircraft control and departed the side of the runway. Quartering tailwind. Scheduled for reexamination.

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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