# Accident 19960702015849A: Piper PA24250, Paris, ID, July 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1996, 10:45 local time
- Place: Paris, ID
- Airport: Bear Lake County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2195° N, 111.4295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2195&lon=-111.4295&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
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 421 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702015849A

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO CHECK GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA96LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA141), Jul 2, 1996: Piper PA-24-250 (N5246P), Paris, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot forgot to extend the landing gear before landing. Factors relating to the accident were: an interuption of the pilot's habit pattern, when he circled to provide time for another airplane to…

## Other reports on N5246P (2)

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

- [Incident 19950920041109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950920041109I), Sep 20, 1995: Piper PA24250 (N5246P), Auburn, CA, Minor damage. 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…
- [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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