# Incident 19960907037729I: Piper PA24250, Ankeny, IA, September 7, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1996, 20:00 local time
- Place: Ankeny, IA
- Airport: Ankeny Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6917° N, 93.5663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANKENY RGNL (IKV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6917&lon=-93.5663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6532P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6532P) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960907037729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ARRIVED BACK AT ANKENY AFTER TRIP TO MUNCIE, ID, AT ABOUT 20:00 CDT. FAILED TO PUT LANDING GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING. DURING PHONE CONVERSATION ON 09-12-96 WHILE ON SPEAKER PHONE WITH MR. LARRY YOUNG AND MR. A.V. PEYUS, JR. OF DES MOINES FSDO, MR. AXTELL, STATED THAT HE JUST FORGOT THE GEAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT MR. AXTELL, WHO WAS THE MANIPULATOR OF THE CONTROLS AND OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT, DID NOT HAVE A HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT CHECKOUT, WHICH IS REQUIRED TO PERFORM AS PILOT IN COMMAND. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N6532P (2)

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

- [Incident 20120512007449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120512007449I), May 12, 2012: Piper PA-24-250 (N6532P), Osceola, IA, Minor damage. Pilot landed on runway 36 at Osceola (I75) and during roll out, noticed severe vibration. Once there was weight on the nose landing gear (nose wheel shimmy),…
- [Incident 19781202021769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781202021769I), Dec 2, 1978: Piper PA24250 (N6532P), Winchester, VA, Minor damage. Flight instructor and owner both forgot to extend gear for landing.

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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