# Incident 19940725031259I: Piper PA24250, Spencer, MA, July 25, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1994, 18:30 local time
- Place: Spencer, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2486° N, 71.9931° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spencer, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2486&lon=-71.9931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5533P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5533P) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940725031259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT BEING TEST FLOWN TO CHECK A REPAIRED VACUUM SYSTEM. PILOT STATED HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH TO THE "OFF" OR MID-POSITION WHEN SELECTING GEAR DOWN. WHEELS UP LANDING RESULTED IN DAMAGED PROPELLER AND ENGINE AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N5533P (2)

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

- [Incident 19900411015959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900411015959I), Apr 11, 1990: Piper PA24250 (N5533P), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower gear while practicing takeoffs and landings. Landed with gear up.
- [Incident 19870508023469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508023469I), May 8, 1987: Piper PA24250 (N5533P), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Propeller struck runway during touch and go. Gear extended manually for next landing. Battery was not fully charged

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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