# Incident 19960114000539I: Piper PA24250, Washington, PA, January 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1365° N, 80.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON COUNTY (AFJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1365&lon=-80.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6159P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6159P-2018-12-12) (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: 1,625 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960114000539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 PM LOCAL TIME, MR. JOSEPH WILHEM, HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 1081702, LANDED PIPER COMMANCHE 250, N6159 WHEELS UP AT WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA AIRPORT, (AFJ) ON RUNWAY 27. A LINE PERSONNEL WAS IN A TRUCK ON THE TAXIWAY AND SAW N6159 ON FINAL APPROACH WITH THE GEAR STILL UP. HE FLASHED HIS LIGHTS TO WARN THE PILOT, BUT THE PILOT LANDED WITH THE WHEELS RETRACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6159P (7)

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

- [Incident 20171103016679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171103016679I), Nov 3, 2017: Piper PA-24-250 (N6159P), Plant City, FL, Minor damage. On Friday, nov 3, 2017 pilot was performing a test flight after two cylinders were replaced during annual inspection. The plan was to perform three stop and…
- [Incident 20010428014009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010428014009I), Apr 28, 2001: Piper PA24250 (N6159P), Morgantown, WV, Minor damage. (-23) During the departure phase of a planned touch and go, the flight instructor (non flying pilot) was unable to prevent the flying pilot from placing the…
- [Incident 20000427016449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000427016449I), Apr 27, 2000: Piper PA24250 (N6159P), Waynesburg, PA, Minor damage. (-23)On April 27, 2000, at 1030 local time, Piper PA-24-250, registration N6159P, landed at Greene County Airport with the landing gear in the up position.…
- [Accident 19831120058249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831120058249A), Nov 20, 1983: Piper PA24250 (N6159P), Norwalk, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing. Frontal passage reported in area near time of accident.
- [Incident 19830812062529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812062529I), Aug 12, 1983: Piper PA24250 (N6159P), Charleston, MO, Minor damage. Reported gear was part way down on landing. No gear defects or damage to gear doors or system. Indicates gear up.
- [Accident 19820531019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820531019879A), May 31, 1982: Piper PA24250 (N6159P), Bridgeville, PA, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to extend gear. Landed gear up.
- [Incident 19780320009269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320009269I), Mar 20, 1978: Piper PA24 (N6159P), Pittsburgh, OH, Minor damage. Pilot failed to check gear down, said he activated the switch.

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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