# Incident 19930830035689I: Piper PA60601P, Grass Valley, CA, August 30, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1993, 15:30 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada County Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2203° N, 121.0527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grass Valley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2203&lon=-121.0527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9797Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9797Q-2013-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,755 total, 605 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930830035689I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N9797Q (1)

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

- [Accident 20061202028989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061202028989A), Dec 2, 2006: Piper PA60601P (N9797Q), West Dover, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) History of flight: on December 2, 2006, about 1245 standard time, a smith Aerostar 601P, N9797Q, was destroyed when it impacted the ground in West Dover,…

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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