# Incident 19950429015439I: Piper PA60601P, Santa Rosa, CA, April 29, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Sonoma County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4405° N, 122.7144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Rosa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4405&lon=-122.7144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90464, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90464-2015-06-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 3,300 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950429015439I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: HISTORY OF FLIGHT----ON APRIL 29, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:58PM A TED SMITH AEROSTAR 601P OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. RICHARD A. RAY LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AFTER A LOCAL FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKINS AND THE PROPELLER TIPS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT, MR. RAY HOLDS AN ATP RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SANTA ROSA, CA ON 4-29-95 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:45PM. INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN STARTED TO DETERMINE WHY PILOT LANDED WITH GEAR RETRACTED. FORM 8020-5 CLOSED. NEGATIVE PILOT DEVIATION.

## Other reports on N90464 (1)

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

- [Accident 20140319003739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140319003739A), Mar 19, 2014: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (N90464), Aurora, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On March 19, 2014 at approximately 1656 local time, N90464, an Aerostar 601P, was involved in an accident when the aircraft struck numerous trees while the…

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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