# Incident 19910816056849I: Piper PA24250, Midland, TX, August 16, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1991, 08:50 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5946P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5946P) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910816056849I

## Narrative

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

SELECTED GEAR DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT THINKS HE TURNED OFF BATTERY INSTEAD OF ACTIVATING FUEL PUMP.

## Other reports on N5946P (3)

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

- [Incident 19930403009139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930403009139I), Apr 3, 1993: Piper PA24250 (N5946P), Lindsey, OK, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear on a precautionary landing on highway due to weather. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19861223086799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861223086799I), Dec 23, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N5946P), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing.
- [Incident 19861016058809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861016058809I), Oct 16, 1986: Piper PA24250 (N5946P), Odessa, TX, Minor damage. Forgot to lower the landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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