# Incident 19960821035549I: Piper PA24250, Cross Keys, NJ, August 21, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1996, 11:50 local time
- Place: Cross Keys, NJ
- Airport: Cross Keys Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7055° N, 75.0330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CROSS KEYS (17N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7055&lon=-75.0330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6978P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6978P) (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 O540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 190 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/19960821035549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING AND PERFORMED AN INADVERTANT GEAR-UP LANDING. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N6978P (3)

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

- [Incident 20230529008599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230529008599I), May 29, 2023: Piper PA-24-250 (N6978P), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the gear before landing
- [Incident 19930422016639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930422016639I), Apr 22, 1993: Piper PA24250 (N6978P), Kinston, NC, Minor damage. Electrical problems en route. Attempted to lower landing gear. Gear collpased on rollout.
- [Incident 19790209005979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790209005979I), Feb 9, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N6978P), Salisbury, MD, Minor damage. Gear collapsed after touchdown, cause undetermined.

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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