# Incident 19950920041109I: Piper PA24250, Auburn, CA, September 20, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9548° N, 121.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUBURN MUNI (AUN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9548&lon=-121.0817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5246P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5246P) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,639 total, 400 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950920041109I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT DEPARTED SACRAMENTO, CA (SAC) ENROUTE TO RENO, NV (RNO) WHEN OVER THE AUBURN AIRPORT, CA (AUN) THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT LANDED AT THE AUBURN AIRPORT BUT FAILED TO SELECT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LANDED GEAR UP. THIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## Other reports on N5246P (2)

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

- [Accident 19960702015849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702015849A), Jul 2, 1996: Piper PA24250 (N5246P), Paris, ID, Substantial damage. Forgot to check gear down for landing.
- [Incident 19791112053729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791112053729I), Nov 12, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N5246P), Minden, NV, Minor damage. Instructor permitted student to land gear up during power off landing practice.

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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