# Incident 19960630025599I: Piper PA24260, Placid, FL, June 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Placid, FL
- Airport: Placid Lakes Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.2456° N, 81.4131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLACID LAKES (09FA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.2456&lon=-81.4131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9481P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9481P) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 300 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/19960630025599I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR ON LANDING APPROACH TO PLACID LAKES (8X6). UPON TOUCH DOWN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLANE ROLLED ABOUT 40 YARDS BEFORE GEAR FOLDED. TWO PERSONS WERE ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. THE PROPELLER SUFFERED DAMAGE, NOSE GEAR DOOR LITTLE DAMAGE, R/H INNER FLAP LITTLE DAMAGE, ANTENNAS ON BELLY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINIMAL DAMAGE. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N9481P (1)

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

- [Incident 19780208007779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780208007779I), Feb 8, 1978: Piper PA24260 (N9481P), Chesterfield, VA, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on touchdown. Electrical failure due to popped cb, pilot manually lowered the gear.

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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