# Incident 19950505013689I: Piper PA24260, Lynchburg, VA, May 5, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Lynchburg Municipal-Preston Glenn
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3254° N, 79.2012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LYNCHBURG RGNL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (LYH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3254&lon=-79.2012&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8989P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8989P-2026-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 5 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950505013689I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOCK GEAR DOWN. LANDED ON PARTIALLY EXTENDED GEAR. UNSKILLED IN EMERGENCY EXTENSION. DAMAGE HID PROBLEM.

## Other reports on N8989P (1)

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

- [Incident 19910516021019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910516021019I), May 16, 1991: Piper PA24260 (N8989P), Montgomery, NY, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear and 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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