# Incident 19960229010589I: Piper PA24260, Ocala, FL, February 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 1996, 12:45 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Airport: Ocala Municipal-Jim Taylor Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1719° N, 82.2241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OCALA INTL-JIM TAYLOR FLD (OCF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1719&lon=-82.2241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9157P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9157P) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 320 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960229010589I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT LANDED ON THE GRASS WEST OF RUNWAY 36, GEAR-UP. THE PROP WAS BENT AND THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED LITTLE DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9157P (2)

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

- [Incident 19790715020939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790715020939I), Jul 15, 1979: Piper PA24260 (N9157P), Royal City, WA, Minor damage. Zw landed gear up.
- [Incident 19780115003089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780115003089I), Jan 15, 1978: Piper PA24260 (N9157P), Orangeburg, NC, Minor damage. Complete electrical failure. Failed to extend gear after declutching motor.

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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