# Incident 19940831024489I: Piper PA60601, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, August 31, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1994, 17:50 local time
- Place: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Rafael Hernandez Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4949° N, 67.1294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAFAEL HERNANDEZ (BQN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4949&lon=-67.1294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9506Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9506Q-2013-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA60601
- Reported engine: LYC IO540P1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 234 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940831024489I

## Narrative

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

DURING PILOT CHECK RIDE FOR EMPLOYMENT GOT GEAR HORN LANDING. OWNER ADVISED AND POWER TO SILENCE. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N9506Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19771216042869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771216042869A), Dec 16, 1977: Smith 601PSMITH (N9506Q), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. Pilot tried to close & secure door that opened. Pilot's left hand injured by prop.

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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